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Tangier Post Office, 2022 |
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Tangier Welcome Sign, 2022 |
Postmarks and Post Offices as Welcome Signs ~
Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore
Welcome to Tangier Island, Virginia, 2022.
You never get a second chance to make a first impression. That's why places pay so much attention to their welcome signs. All photos taken by me, D.J.Z.
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Tangier Post Office, 2022 |
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Tangier Welcome Sign, 2022 |
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Quinby Post Office, 2022 |
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Quinby Welcome Sign, 2022 |
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1992: Wachapreague Postmark |
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Wachapreague Post Office, 2022 |
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Wachapreague Post Office, 2022 Three-Generation Field Trip |
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Wachapreague Welcome Sign, 2018 |
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1992: Belle Haven Postmark |
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Belle Haven Post Office, 2018 Constructed ca. 1950 |
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Belle Haven Welcome Sign, 2022 |
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Painter Post Office, 2022 |
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Painter Welcome Sign, 2022 Along U.S. 13 |
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1992: Pungoteague Postmark |
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Pungoteague Post Office, 2018 |
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Pungoteague Welcome Sign, 2022 |
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Keller Post Office, 2022 |
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Keller Welcome Sign, 2022 |
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Former Davis Wharf Post Office and General Store The Davis Wharf Post Office closed in the mid-1990s. Davis Wharf Marine Service |
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Craddockville "Welcome" Sign, 2022 Craddockville United Methodist Church and Cemetery |
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Hacksneck Post Office, 1992. The Hacksneck post office closed in 2010. |
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Site of former Hacksneck Post Office, 2022. The Nandua Seafood Company |
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Hacksneck Welcome Sign, 2022 |
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Harborton Post Office, 2022 |
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Harborton Post Office, 1992 |
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Harborton Post Office, 1912-1974 (photographed 2022) |
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Harborton Welcome Sign, 2022 |
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1992: Locustville Postmark |
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Locustville Post Office, 2022 |
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Melfa Post Office, 2022 |
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Melfa Welcome Sign, 2022 |