Thursday, January 29, 2015

U.S. Post Office at Ochopee


You are looking at the smallest post office in the United States.  It was a shed on a tomato farm
until 1953, when the Ochopee general store/post office was destroyed in a fire.
This shed was quickly commissioned as a post office and
has been  in service ever since.

Ochopee is on the Tamiami Trail near the entrance to the Everglades National Park.

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24 comments:

  1. Luis GomezJanuary 29, 2015 at 7:02 AM

    Great! Little letters. :-)

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  2. Tanya BreeseJanuary 29, 2015 at 7:31 AM

    oh my gosh, how cute is that?!

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  3. EdJanuary 29, 2015 at 7:48 AM

    I think I've mailed bigger packages! Nice shot.

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  4. PerthDailyPhotoJanuary 29, 2015 at 8:03 AM

    The smallest AND cutest post office.. Ditto what Ed said, I' m posting off a parcel to Sydney tomorrow that's close in size :)

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  5. BirdmanJanuary 29, 2015 at 9:01 AM

    I'd be nervous, if I was the Postmaster. Looks to have taken some beatings at the 'drive up window'?
    Shed Happens!

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  6. EG CameraGirlJanuary 29, 2015 at 9:04 AM

    Now that IS tiny!

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  7. KarlJanuary 29, 2015 at 9:40 AM

    I'm with Grace, the smallest and surely the cutest post office I've ever seen!
    (Are you absolutely sure that this is the SMALLEST post office in the United States, Jack? No doubt?)

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  8. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"January 29, 2015 at 10:55 AM

    There have been a lot of robberies committed on Post Offices around here. With that one they'd probably steal the whole building!

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  9. Sylvia KJanuary 29, 2015 at 11:15 AM

    Now how fun is that!! Yep, the cutest post office ever! John is probably right, robbers would likely take the whole building!!

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  10. William KendallJanuary 29, 2015 at 12:09 PM

    I've seen walk in closets bigger than that.

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  11. VPJanuary 29, 2015 at 2:32 PM

    Absolutely amazing: I would be really curious to see the inside...

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  12. RedPatJanuary 29, 2015 at 2:44 PM

    I hope it continues in service, Jack!

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  13. LowellJanuary 29, 2015 at 3:09 PM

    Cute, and although we have a very small one in Weirsdale, this takes first place. I wonder where people go at Christmas when standing in line and it starts to rain?

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  14. jennyfrecklesJanuary 29, 2015 at 5:05 PM

    Small is beautiful. I guess it doesn't rain there too often then.

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  15. DianneJanuary 29, 2015 at 5:48 PM

    How cute ... I wonder if they have a postman .

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  16. Stefan JanssonJanuary 29, 2015 at 6:22 PM

    Unusual and great at the same time.

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  17. MichelleJanuary 29, 2015 at 8:25 PM

    I thought our post office was small.

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  18. RandyJanuary 29, 2015 at 8:51 PM

    That's the smallest one I have ever seen.

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  19. MalyssJanuary 30, 2015 at 3:34 AM

    The cutest post office I've ever seen !

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  20. KateJanuary 30, 2015 at 8:13 AM

    Small building, important place.

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  21. AndyJanuary 30, 2015 at 9:04 AM

    This about sums up the way things are going at the post office these days.

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  22. cieldequimperJanuary 30, 2015 at 6:33 PM

    I wonder if they ever get long queues...

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  23. Taken For GrantedJanuary 30, 2015 at 8:33 PM

    What fun to post a letter or card from this post office.

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  24. KayJanuary 31, 2015 at 12:35 AM

    Birdman has a good eye. It does look like a few cars may have overshot the mark. And there isn't a lot of room for error. I hope there's a back door for a quick getaway if necessary. It sure is cute, though.

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