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"No Fries 'Til Mail" How tourism brought mail service to the Grand Canyon Marjory J. Sente Vice President for Advancement & Adjunct I nstructor Prescott College Cultures of the Grand Canyon Hohokam Basketmakers

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"No Fries 'Til Mail"

How tourism brought mail service to the Grand Canyon

Marjory J. Sente

Vice President for Advancement & Adjunct I nstructor Prescott College

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Cultures of the Grand Canyon

  • Hohokam
  • Basketmakers
  • Pueblos
  • Moneymakers
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Captain John Hance

Ca Canyon’s Early Prom

  • m ot
  • t er
  • Provided

accommodations

  • Enhanced Hance

Trail

  • Lead excursions
  • Told tall tales
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Hance’s Camp 1895

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Signers of Hance’s Guest Book

1891 1894 1895 1897 AZ 56 25 40 22 US no AZ 70 59 41 69 Intern'l 31 2 4 14 Unknown 12 15 21 18 Total 169 101 106 123

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Tolfree

1894 1894 - 1897 1897

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Tourist

1897 1897 - 1899 1899

  • John Hance first and only postmaster
  • No covers known
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First Grand Canyon Post Office

Bright Angel Hot

  • t el
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Bright Angel Camp

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Grand Canyon

March 14, 14, 1902 1902 - Presen esent

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Grand Canyon Post Office

Earliest Know n T1 1 Cancel August 18, 18, 1902 1902

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Second Grand Canyon Post Office

Cam eron

  • n Hot
  • t el 1907
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Cameron’s Operations

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Santa Fe Railroad and Fred Harvey

El Tovar 1905 1905

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Santa Fe Railroad Station

1909 1909

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Grand Canyon

First Day of

  • f St at ehood
  • od
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Grandview

1903 1903 - 1908 1908

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Grand View Hotel & Post Office

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Kaibab, Kaibab Forest, North Rim

1926 1926 – Presen esent ( su sum m er er post st office) e)

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Kaibab Forest

Lodge e and Post st Office e Burn Sep ept . 1, 1932

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Tuweep

1929 1929 - 1950 1950

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Supai

1896 1896 - Presen esent

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Supai

Ruf ufus us C. Baue uer

First Pos

  • st m as

ast er & Teac acher Hav avas asupai ai I ndian an School

  • ol
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Supai

Mule Mail

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Supai

Mule Mail Trivia

  • Havasupai eat more

mail than they read

  • Peach Springs only

U.S. post office with a walk-in freezer

  • Supia and Phantom

Ranch are only U.S. sites with mule mail service

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"No Fries 'Til Mail"."