Post Route Map of Utah Showing Post Offices With the Intermediate Distances on Mail Routes. Published by Order of Postmaster General Frank C. Walker., 1944.

U.S. Post Office Department

Editore: U.S. Post Office Department, 1944

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U.S. Post Office Department / 1944 / Post Route Map of Utah Showing Post Offices With the Intermediate Distances on Mail Routes. Published by Order of Postmaster General Frank C. Walker., 1944. (Oversized 18, 116558) A large and highly detailed postal communication map of Utah, issued in 1944 at the height of World War II. The map shows the complete postal infrastructure of the state, including every post office, post station, county seat, summer and discontinued post offices, and the complex web of star (contract) routes, rural delivery routes, and railway mail lines. Distances on all mail routes are carefully noted to the nearest quarter-mile, reflecting the precision required for scheduling and logistical planning. Railroads, including electric lines, are prominently delineated, along with air mail routes authorized for motor vehicle use, illustrating the transition from rail to road and air transport in the mid-20th century. Geographically, the map covers the entire state of Utah, bounded by Idaho and Wyoming to the north, Colorado to the east, Arizona to the south, and Nevada to the west. Counties are outlined and indexed, with major population centers such as Salt Lake City, Ogden, Provo, and St. George clearly marked. Remote desert and canyon regions are traversed by sparse but crucial postal routes, revealing the reach of the postal system into the state s most isolated settlements. This map belongs to a series of official post route maps first mandated by Congress in the mid-19th century and updated periodically by the Post Office Department. By the 1940s, such maps not only charted communication networks but also reflected the growing integration of postal logistics with road and air transport, a system vital both for domestic communication and wartime mobilization. An important artifact of Utah s infrastructure history, this 1944 issue captures the state at a pivotal moment when traditional mail by rail was giving way to modern highway and air mail service. A detailed and scarce federal map, it remains a key reference for the study of communications, settlement, and transportation in Utah during the mid-20th century.

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• Titolo: Post Route Map of Utah Showing Post Offices With the Intermediate Distances on Mail Routes. Published by Order of Postmaster General Frank C. Walker., 1944.
• Editore: U.S. Post Office Department
• Data di pubblicazione: 1944
• Rilegatura: No Binding
• Condizione: VG+
• Tipo di libro: Map
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  • Antique Maps