Saturday, May 5, 2018

Salvo, North Carolina: Old Post Office

We're running out of reasons to visit the old post office in Salvo, North Carolina - which is relatively close (20 miles) to the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.

I'm sure it served its purpose in the small town in its day. It was the second-smallest post office in the country, behind one in Florida. Apparently it was designed to be portable, so that the postmaster could move it to his property.

However, the post office - which is on the National Register of Historic Places - has been closed for some time. And now, the sigh identifying it has been taken down. That happened sometime in the past two years, according to Roadside America. Now it's just an odd looking building, easy to miss as you drive by on Highway 12.

You'd think such a place should get a second chance at life. Let's hope so.

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