The Mail Tree
From the earliest days of settlement, this tree was a meeting point for mail delivery in Fruita.
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The Mail Tree Details
Mail service in the isolated community of Fruita was infrequent, arriving on a tri-weekly basis from Torrey via wagon 11 miles to the west, en route to Hanksville. The postal carrier from Torrey would transfer it to another carrier at a large cottonwood tree located at a bend of the present-day Scenic Drive. At some point, mail boxes were attached to this tree, aptly called "the mail tree," which is thought to be about 120 years old today.
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Fruita Historic District
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Fremont River Trail
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