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Carthage Illinois Post Office

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Carthage IL Post Office 62321
Carthage IL Post Office 62321

ADDRESS: 615 Main Street, Carthage, Illinois 62321
ARTIST: Karl Kelpe
TITLE: Pioneers Tilling the Soil and Building Log Cabin
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Carthage post office is still an active, operating facility, and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1939

Another post office on my two-day road trip in Illinois.  The corner-stone on the front of the building indicates the following. Henry Morgenthau Jr. as secretary of the treasury. James A. Farley as postmaster general, Louis A. Simon as supervising architect and George O. Von Nerta as supervising engineer.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

Carthage Illinois Post Office Mural 62321 Full
Carthage Illinois Post Office 62321
Carthage Illinois Post Office 62321 Cornerstone
Carthage Illinois Post Office 62321 Mural Signature
Carthage Illinois Post Office 62321

“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”

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Arlington Heights Illinois Post Office

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Arlington Heights IL Post Office
Arlington Heights IL Post Office 60005

Address: 909 W. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005

I’ve driven by this post office more times than I can remember. The building itself looks old which has always peaked my interest. Today I decided to stop in and have a look around.

I was delighted to find the dedication plaque. It read “This Building Dedicated to Public Service 1969”, Richard M. Nixon President of the United States and Winton M. Blount as postmaster general. I’m glad I visited today.

Thanks,

David W. Gates Jr.

Sources

  • Personal visit on 1/2/2012 by David W. Gates Jr.
  • United States Postal Service

Springdale Utah Post Office

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Springdale UT PO 84767
Springdale UT Post Office 84767

ADDRESS: 625 Zion Park Blvd., Springdale, Utah 84767

My friend Joe and I did some exploring with a local outfitter near the town of Springdale, UT. The weather was great and so was the repelling. The outfitter took us to some canyons located on BLM land. I must say the trip getting there was quite interesting and heading back is a story in itself.

Anyway, since I was in the area and the post office was right on the main road through I went ahead and took a few photos. I love the great community board in front of the building. Although it does distract from the building photo it had all sorts of local information.

Thanks for following along,

David W. Gates Jr.

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  • Personal visit on 5/15/2009 by David W. Gates Jr.
  • United States Postal Service