So I was on Facebook or Twitter about two weeks ago when I saw somebody post a link to this awesome blog post that had some really cool facts about my beloved city. One of these interesting facts that I had never heard before was that Detroit has a floating post office (the only one in the US from what I have gained). It was believed that Venice had the only one, oh but this is Detroit, a city of innovation and originality. I found this to be dope as hell, so what did I do? Simple, I looked that shit up on the internet. I'm big into history (of things that I care about) so here's some info:
- The vessel is called the J.W. Westcott II
- The J.W. Wescott company is headquartered under the Ambassador Bridge
- It became an official US post office in 1895
- They deliver mail, candy, cigarettes and even pizza (or anything else requested by other ships)
- The boat meets with vessels mid-river to deliver things in 5 gallon steel buckets
- There is actually some physics that go into making the exchange
- During the shipping season the company is on duty 24/7
Check out where I pulled this info from and look into this when you get the chance:
http://www.mentalfloss.com/trivia/facts/archives/1840
http://continuouswave.com/boats/westcott/
http://www.elovethiscity.com/detroit/history/10-detroit-facts-you-should-know/ (that's the original blog post)
Until the next post,
Hasslehuff
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