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June 9, 1915
Pine Bluff Daily Graphic
Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
Beebe Plain, Quebec, features the world's only double post office straddling the US-Canada border, built from local granite about a century ago, serving a unified village of 1,000 with unusually many automobiles.
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Post Office, In Two Countries.
Beebe Plain, Que., has what is said to be the only double post office in the world. The office is half in Canada and half in the States, with Beebe, Quebec, on one side, and Beebe, Vermont, on the other. An iron post in the middle of the front porch marks the international boundary line. Aside from its location the building is of interest on account of the material from which it is built, which is granite, native to the locality, and on account of its age, which is about a century. The two prosperous communities, which it serves, and which are practically one village, have a population of about 1,000, and are said to own more automobiles than any other village of this size in Canada.
Beebe Plain, Que., has what is said to be the only double post office in the world. The office is half in Canada and half in the States, with Beebe, Quebec, on one side, and Beebe, Vermont, on the other. An iron post in the middle of the front porch marks the international boundary line. Aside from its location the building is of interest on account of the material from which it is built, which is granite, native to the locality, and on account of its age, which is about a century. The two prosperous communities, which it serves, and which are practically one village, have a population of about 1,000, and are said to own more automobiles than any other village of this size in Canada.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What keywords are associated?
Double Post Office
International Boundary
Beebe Plain
Granite Building
Border Communities
Where did it happen?
Beebe Plain, Que.; Beebe, Quebec; Beebe, Vermont
Story Details
Location
Beebe Plain, Que.; Beebe, Quebec; Beebe, Vermont
Event Date
About A Century
Story Details
Beebe Plain has the only double post office in the world, half in Canada and half in the United States, marked by an iron post on the boundary line. Built from local granite, it serves two prosperous communities of about 1,000 people that function as one village and own more automobiles than any similar village in Canada.