Record #:

3221

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

For championing the cause of rural mail delivery, U.S. Congressman John Steele Henderson of Salisbury is called the father of R.F.D. mail. One of the first routes in the country began in his home county of Rowan, at China Grove, on October 23, 1896.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 64 Issue 10, Mar 1997, p14-15, por

Subject(s):

Henderson, John Steele, 1846-1916; Postal service--History; Rural free delivery