Wish You Were Here
Free City Delivery
| In the early part of the 19th century, envelopes were not used. Instead, a letter was folded and the address placed on the outside of the sheet. The customer had to take it to a post office to mail it, and the addressee had to pick up the letter at their post office.
Postage stamps became available in 1847. The sender had the option of mailing letters and having the recipients pay the postage until 1855, when prepayment became compulsory.
6. River Road
Iowa City, Iowa
(Now Riverside Drive or Highway 6)
Highway 6 paved 1926-1927 |
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Street boxes for mail collection began to appear in large cities by 1858. In 1863, free city delivery was instituted in 49 of the country's largest cities. By 1890, 454 post offices were delivering mail to residents of United States cities.
http://www.usps.gov/history/his2.htm#ROLE
7. Post Office
Iowa City, Iowa
Constructed 1904
Addition 1931
This building is now the west part
of the Johnson County Senior Center |
8. Johnson County Court House
Iowa City, Iowa
Constructed 1899
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