Rural Route Introduction
The following is a list of when the first rural route(s) were established in each state, along with the names of the Post Offices served.
| State | Post Office | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Opelika | 12/07/1896 |
| Alaska | Nome | 05/10/1901 |
| Arizona | Tempe | 11/24/1896 |
| Arkansas | Clarksville | 10/19/1896 |
| California | Campbell | 02/01/1897 |
| Colorado | Loveland | 11/10/1896 |
| Connecticut | Branford, Guilford, Milford | 06/01/1898 |
| Delaware | Harrington | 10/03/1898 |
| District of Columbia | Anacostia, Bennings | 09/01/1902 |
| Florida | Winterpark | 01/01/1898 |
| Georgia | Quitman | 12/08/1896 |
| Hawaii | Haiku | 03/01/1918 |
| Idaho | Moscow | 04/14/1900 |
| Illinois | Auburn | 12/10/1896 |
| Indiana | Hartsville, Hope | 10/15/1896 |
| Iowa | Morning Sun | 11/10/1896 |
| Kansas | Bonner Springs | 10/26/1896 |
| Kentucky | Allensville | 01/11/1897 |
| Louisiana | Thibodaux | 11/01/1896 |
| Maine | Gorham, Naples, Sebago Lake | 11/23/1896 |
| Maryland | Westminster | 10/15/1896 |
| Massachusetts | Bernardston, Greenfield | 11/02/1896 |
| Michigan | Climax | 12/03/1896 |
| Minnesota | Farmington | 01/01/1897 |
| Mississippi | Hickory | 10/01/1901 |
| Missouri | Cairo | 10/15/1896 |
| Montana | Billings | 02/01/1902 |
| Nebraska | Tecumseh | 11/07/1896 |
| Nevada | Lovelock | 12/01/1903 |
| New Hampshire | Pittsfield | 10/20/1898 |
| New Jersey | Moorestown | 06/06/1898 |
| New Mexico | Roswell | 03/01/1902 |
| New York | Elba | 10/15/1896 |
| North Carolina | China Grove | 10/23/1896 |
| North Dakota | Wahpeton | 10/03/1898 |
| Ohio | Collinsville, Darrtown, Somerville | 10/15/1896 |
| Oklahoma | Hennessey | 08/15/1900 |
| Oregon | Turner | 10/16/1897 |
| Pennsylvania | New Stanton, Ruffsdale | 11/24/1896 |
| Rhode Island | South Portsmouth | 01/01/1899 |
| South Carolina | Cope, Orangeburg, Saint George | 03/01/1899 |
| South Dakota | Ellis | 05/01/1899 |
| Tennessee | Atoka | 01/11/1897 |
| Texas | Fate, La Grange | 08/01/1899 |
| Utah | Murray | 08/15/1899 |
| Vermont | Grand Isle | 12/21/1896 |
| Virginia | Palmyra | 10/22/1896 |
| Washington | North Yakima | 04/01/1897 |
| West Virginia | Charles Town, Halltown, Uvilla | 10/01/1896 |
| Wisconsin | Sun Prairie | 11/16/1896 |
| Wyoming | Hilliard, Sheridan, Wheatland | 10/15/1900 |
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Famous quotes containing the words rural, route and/or introduction:
“No, in your rural letter box
I leave this note without a stamp
To tell you it was just a tramp
Who used your pasture for a camp.”
—Robert Frost (18741963)
“A route differs from a road not only because it is solely intended for vehicles, but also because it is merely a line that connects one point with another. A route has no meaning in itself; its meaning derives entirely from the two points that it connects. A road is a tribute to space. Every stretch of road has meaning in itself and invites us to stop. A route is the triumphant devaluation of space, which thanks to it has been reduced to a mere obstacle to human movement and a waste of time.”
—Milan Kundera (b. 1929)
“Such is oftenest the young mans introduction to the forest, and the most original part of himself. He goes thither at first as a hunter and fisher, until at last, if he has the seeds of a better life in him, he distinguishes his proper objects, as a poet or naturalist it may be, and leaves the gun and fish-pole behind. The mass of men are still and always young in this respect.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)