Inscription
Ariel Rios Federal Building
— Woodrow Wilson Plaza —
Inscription above the frieze, center, west side entablature:The Post Office Department, in its ceaseless labors, pervades every channel of commerce and every theatre of human enterprise, and while visiting, as it does kindly every fireside, mingles with the throbbings of almost every heart in the land. In the amplitude of its beneficence, it ministers to all climes and creeds and pursuits with the same eager readiness and with equal fullness of fidelity. It is the delicate ear trump through which alike nations and families and isolated individuals whisper their joys and their sorrows, their convictions and their sympathies to all who listen for their coming.
Inscription above the frieze, north end, west side entablature:
Colonial Post, 1691 - Continental Post Office, 1775 -
United States Post Office, 1789 - Express Mail, 1836 -
Postage Stamps, 1847 - Registered Mail, 1855 -
Railway Mail Service, 1862 - City Delivery, 1863.
Inscription above the frieze, south end, west side entablature:
Postal money orders, 1864 - Foreign Money Orders, 1867 - Special Delivery, 1885 - Rural Delivery, 1896
Postal Savings, 1911 - Village Delivery, 1912 - Parcel Post, 1913 - Air Mail, 1918.
Details
| HM Number | HMXGN |
|---|---|
| Series | This marker is part of the Postal Mail and Philately series |
| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1934 |
| Placed By | U.S. General Services Administration |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 2:17pm PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 324014 N 4306952 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 38.89383333, -77.02923333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 53.63', W 77° 1.754' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 53' 37.80" N, 77° 1' 45.24" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 202 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC 20004, US |
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