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Williamston North Carolina Post Office – Guest

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Williamston NC
Williamston NC

ADDRESS: 121 E Main St, Williamston, NC 27892
ARTIST: Philip von Saltza
TITLE: First Flight of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Williamston post office is still an active, operating facility, and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1940

These are North Carolina post offices (M-Z) from my recent trip—September of 2022. The painting, in the post office in this eastern North Carolina town, commemorates the Wright brothers’ first experiment with flight, which happened just around 100 miles away in Kitty Hawk.

Doug

Williamston NC Mural
Williamston NC Mural
Williamston NC Lobby
Williamston NC Lobby

“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”

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Weldon North Carolina Post Office – Guest

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Weldon NC
Weldon NC

ADDRESS: 401 Washington Ave, Weldon, NC 27890
ARTIST: Jean de Marco
TITLE: Early Childhood of Virginia Dare
MEDIUM: Plaster (relief)
STATUS: The Weldon post office is still an active, operating facility, and the relief can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1940

These are North Carolina post offices (M-Z) from my recent trip—September of 2022. Weldon, relief is the, “Early Childhood of Virginia Dare,”.  She was the first English born child in the New Colony in 1587 (now North Carolina).

Doug

Weldon NC
Weldon NC Art
Weldon NC Lobby
Weldon NC Mural
Weldon NC Plaque

“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”

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Siler City North Carolina Post Office – Guest

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Siler City NC
Siler City NC

ADDRESS: 116 E Raleigh St, Siler City, NC 27344
ARTISTS: Maxwell B. Starr
TITLE: Building the First House at Siler’s Crossroads
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas (mural)
STATUS: The Siler City post office is still an active, operating facility, and the mural can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall above the postmaster’s door.
YEAR: 1939

These are North Carolina post offices (M-Z) from my recent trip—September of 2022. The Pittsboro, Siler City, and Ramseur post offices were taken in 2016. Siler City—built 1940.

Doug

Siler City NC Mural
Siler City NC

“Used with the permission of the United States Postal Service®. All rights reserved.”

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