United States Postal Service

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was just another quiet morning at the post office when a delivery driver noticed something peculiar. As he sorted through packages, an old envelope kept sliding off the pile and landing on its corner. Curious, he picked it up only to see that the return address read ‘United States Postal Service.’ He opened it carefully, expecting to find some official documents or forms. Instead, there was a handwritten note saying: 'Dear USPS, please deliver yourself!' A delivery driver burst out laughing so hard that a nearby neighbor came over to ask if everything was okay.

2. At exactly noon every day, an old man in a tweed suit would arrive at the post office and ask for a package that had never been delivered. The clerk would smile and shake her head, but one day she noticed something strange on the monitor above the counter. On the screen was a video from years ago—an elderly gentleman waving cheerfully as he boarded his bus. It turned out our ‘missing package’ was just him visiting his grandson who worked there part-time. From then on, everyone knew it was time for a coffee break when Grandpa showed up.

3. At dawn one foggy morning, a postal worker noticed something peculiar: a small dog kept appearing at the door of the post office, delivering a package wrapped in a newspaper. The curious dog would appear every day, always with the same bundle. The workers started calling him ‘Mailie,’ and soon enough, he became a familiar sight around town. One cold winter afternoon, Mailie arrived without his usual package—but instead carried a warm scarf and a note reading: “Sorry for missing my deliveries lately—been sick.” Everyone laughed, realizing that maybe Mailie wasn’t just a clever dog after all.

4. Every weekday at precisely 9:30 AM, a mysterious sound like distant thunder could be heard echoing through the post office lobby. Employees and customers alike would turn towards the source, only to see nothing but empty shelves and quiet aisles. One day, an elderly neighbor walked in just as the noise started. She paused, looked around, then calmly said, 'Oh, that’s just Mr. Smith practicing his thunderous cough.' Everyone laughed, realizing it was probably just another quirky local legend.