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NPR's Throughline: The Postal Service

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The Post Office - What Is It?

Winifred Gallagher talks to us about the postal system and its role in American history. She says it was an important part of how America became a nation. The postmaster general, Benjamin frank, helped create what is now called the United States Postal Service. Winifred gallagher: "The post office was really woven into america's d and a by benjamin frank"

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