Who Is Owney The Dog?

Who Is Owney The Dog? (HM2G3Z)

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N 38° 34.355', W 90° 27.809'

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Owney, the 'unofficial' mascot of the United State Postal Service, was the first dog to travel around the world. During the late 1800's Owney traveled with mail carriers first on mail trucks, then steamships. While traveling around the world, Owney dropped a few bones at the Museum. SEe if yo ucan find them during yoru train ride! Bone-voyage

Learn more about Owney in the Museum of Transportation Gift Shop.

In 2011, the United States Postal Service unveiled a commemorative Owney Postage Stamp.

Owney the 'unofficial mascot' of the US Postal Service traveled more than 140,000 service.

Owney traveled to all 48 contiguous United States.
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HM NumberHM2G3Z
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Placed ByMuseum of Transportation
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Date Added Saturday, April 27th, 2019 at 8:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 720972 N 4272398
Decimal Degrees38.57258333, -90.46348333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 34.355', W 90° 27.809'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 34' 21.3" N, 90° 27' 48.54" W
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