Old Hammond Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was just another ordinary morning in Old Hammond Post Office when a delivery driver noticed something peculiar. As he sorted through packages, an old letter kept sliding from one stack to another, as if someone were deliberately moving it around. Finally, after much confusion, they discovered that the letter had been placed there by a regular customer who liked to joke around. Every time someone new came in, he would slip the same envelope into different piles, causing everyone to laugh and break the monotony of daily routine.

2. A curious package arrived one day at the Old Hammond Post Office. As the regulars watched with amusement, the delivery driver struggled to open it, revealing… nothing but an old pair of socks? The postmaster, a gruff old fellow, raised his bushy eyebrows and declared, ‘Well, I never!’ He promptly wrapped up the socks in fresh brown paper and sent them on their way, shaking his head. The regulars laughed heartily, knowing that somewhere out there, someone was getting a real surprise.’

3. At dawn, before the first stamp had been sorted, an old bicycle appeared outside the Old Hammond Post Office. Its bell rang softly every fifteen minutes, as if reminding someone of an important letter. One morning, a delivery driver arrived and asked curiously, ‘Who’s supposed to ride that bike?’ A neighbor replied, laughing, ‘It’s just an old timer—probably delivering letters from the 19th century!’ The bicycle continued its gentle chime until finally, an elderly gentleman emerged, smiling warmly and saying, “Finally, today’s mail!” Everyone laughed, realizing it was just another quirky local tradition.

4. A regular shouted across the counter, ‘I swear I saw the mailman delivering letters while riding a unicycle!’ The clerk shook her head and smiled, wondering if it was another of his jokes. Then an old neighbor popped in, saying, 'Wait till you hear this—yesterday I saw him deliver a package on roller skates!' Everyone burst out laughing, realizing that maybe the stories were true after all.