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The constitutional authority that created the Postal Service allowed for the construction of post roads to link faraway cities; eventually, these ran all the way from Florida to Maine.
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 2 May 2020
Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 2 May 2020
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First Known Use
1657, in the meaning defined above
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“Post road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20road. Accessed 7 Jun. 2023.
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post road
noun
: a road over which mail is carried
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