Henderson Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver arrived early with an unusual package. As he approached the counter, the postal clerk whispered something strange into his ear. Curious, the driver opened the package and found inside a note that read: 'Dear Sir, please deliver this letter to everyone in town.' Inside was another envelope addressed to ‘The Fastest Runner.’ The clerk laughed and said, ‘Looks like someone wants us all to get some exercise today!’

2. At the Henderson Post Office, a regular customer named Mr. Jenkins had a peculiar habit. Every Tuesday afternoon, just as the mailroom door opened, he would shout, ‘Who wants to be the first to receive their mystery letter today?’ One day, an excited delivery driver rushed in, yelling, 'I’ve got one!' Mr. Jenkins grinned and said, 'Open it up, sonny!' The envelope contained a handwritten note: “Dear First Recipient, Congratulations on being chosen for our weekly mystery letter! Inside is nothing but your imagination.” Everyone laughed, including the poor driver who now had to explain why he was running through town with a blank piece of paper.

3. At the Henderson Post Office, one day a curious letterbox appeared on the parking lot. It wasn't there yesterday, and no one remembers delivering it. Soon enough, rumors spread that the mysterious box was actually an interdimensional portal left by aliens who needed stamps for their mail. A regular noticed a delivery driver trying to mail a package through it with a stamp from 1987. The whole town burst out laughing when he tried to explain it away as ‘postal nostalgia.’

4. A young mail carrier arrived late one night with a mysterious envelope addressed simply to ‘The Night Watchman.’ Curious glances followed him as he disappeared into the dimly lit building. Inside, the night watchman was dozing off when suddenly his dog started barking hysterically. The envelope turned out to be just an old poster for a local concert, accidentally stuck inside another letter. Everyone had a good laugh over coffee the next morning.