U.S. Postal Service
Mason Kuhl
History
- Established by Benjamin Franklin- July 26, 1775 in Philadelphia
- Benjamin Franklin served as Postmaster General until November 7, 1776
- This is how the American Colonies carried messages to each other
- in 1707 the rights to the USPS were bought by the British Government
- 1789 the first Federal Post office was formed
- 1914 the USPS received its own abundance of post mail carriers
Purposes
- It was established due to mail becoming more and more popular and they need some better form of transporting mail
- Mainly the USPS delivers mail such as: letters, bills, and ordered products
- Back then they didn't have phones so it was just a basics main way of communicating
USPS Today
- Patrick R. Donahoe is the current leader of the USPS
- As time goes on less people use USPS because the Internet and phones make it easier and faster to deliver Mail