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RFD started in October 1896 as an experiment, 33 years after free delivery in cities had begun. It became an official service in 1902 , and was expanded in 1913 with the introduction of rural Parcel Post service. The rural delivery service uses a network of rural routes traveled by carriers to deliver and pick up mail to and from roadside mailboxes. An address for mail to a rural delivery address includes both the rural route number and the box number, e.g., "RR 5, Box 10." The first routes to receive RFD during its experimental phase were in Jefferson County, West Virginia , near Charles Town , Halltown , and Uvilla . EXTERNAL LINKS
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