I never much thought of asking the above question
"When Did Home Delivery of US Mail First Occur?", but a recent newspaper article answered that very question.
Before clicking on the link below, does anyone know the answer off the top of their head? I didn't ... in fact I didn't even know the reason behind it was due to the Civil War until I read this article:
http://www.foxbororeporter.com/arti...10385973.txtI found it rather interesting, so I thought I'd post it.
(For those who prefer not to read the article, the answer is 1863.)