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The Mooresville Post Office, long a treasured local landmark, is getting state recognition through a special legislative resolution.
State Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, and the Town Council of Mooresville are hosting a reception in recognition of the Mooresville Post Office being “an important historic building with longevity and community importance” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24.
Orr is further honoring the structure through a resolution in the state Legislature.
Orr said that residents feared that in times of belt tightening in the postal department, that because of low volume, the facility might be closed.
The structure, built after 1840 of sawmill lumber, is now owned by the Town of Mooresville and is located at the corner of Lauderdale and High streets.
It is the oldest operational post office in the state of Alabama and has served the community from the same building for more than 150 years. The mailboxes and office furnishings are even older, having been transferred from the original post office in the tavern. The post boxes are numbered 1-48 and some families have had the same box number for several generations.
Mooresville is the first town incorporated by the Alabama Territorial Legislature, on Nov. 16, 1818. The entire town is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is one of Alabama's most important and intact villages.
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The Mooresville Post Office is the focus of an Oct. 24 reception in honor of the historic building receiving state recognition through a special legislative resolution. The structure has served the Mooresville community for more than 150 years. News Courier/File photo
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