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Mineral Post Office interior - Stock Photo C890749

This small shack in Mineral Washington is known as the smallest post office in the United States.  It is however not functional anymore amp one can take a peek inside.  A number of other locations one at Grimshawes North Carolina another at Wheeler Springs California amp the other in Ochopee Florida also supposedly claim title to having the smallest post office in the country.  The smallest in Oregon is the Bridal Veil Post Office.  Here in Mineral the following plaque reads   The smallest post office in the United States During the final quarter of the nineteenth century a number of settlers established themselves in the vicinity of Mineral.  There roads and only questionable trails supplies and mail were packed in mainly from Tacoma or Spanaway.  But as the Tacoma Eastern Railroad was extended from various way points.  Among the early settlers was the family of August Ahlstrand which occupied the land where this little building now stands.  The settlers coming back in usually brought the mail of the entire area and since the Ahlstrands home was quite central left it there.  Mr. Ahlstrand conceived the idea of building and maintaining this structure as a post office.  He and Mrs. Ahlstrand made certain that every family or single settler was provided with a post office box.  The use of the building was continued until the establishment of a post office in the town of Mineral and there are persons still residing in this area who will remember the days when the little post office so well served its purpose.  The Mineral Lake Lions Club has restored the building with the permission of Mr. and Mrs. H.T. Berglund of Tacoma the present owners.  Mrs. Berglund a niece of Mrs. Ahlstrand and lived here with the Ahlstrands for many years. - Stock Photo William L (360Cities)
GPS Position Mineral Post Office (interior);
Latitude: 46 deg 43' 34.0339600812" N
Longitude: -122 deg 10' 54.24275298" S

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Author: William L (360Cities)

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