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Railway Post Office Dog Celebrated
Sep 14, 2012
By Peter De Keles |
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Owney was a stray dog, which found its way into the Albany, N.Y., post office in 1888 and was soon adopted by the Railway Mail Service clerks, becoming the mascot of this elite government service.
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| Title: | Railway Post Office Dog Celebrated |
| Publication: | News Times.com |
| Date: | 09/13/12 |
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| Category | Open House |
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Danbury, CT - Postal workers adopted the orphaned mongrel and let the dog ride atop
mail in horse-drawn wagons that hauled sacks of letters from the post
office two blocks to Union Station on Broadway.
Soon,
his horizons expanded as Owney was allowed to ride mail trains hither
and yon. Before turning him loose, Albany postal clerks bought him a
collar with a return address: "Owney, Post Office, Albany, New York."
Owney Day is planned for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Danbury Railway Museum. |
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| What a great story, and such an adoreable dog too. Love it... Glad everyone took pity on him and allowed him such a grand life... Trains & Dogs it doesn't get much better than that... Elaine |
| Elaine Haggenbottom - 09/14/2012 - 07:23 |
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