Near Highlands in Jackson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Grimshawes

Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, January 2, 2019

1. Grimshawes Marker

Inscription.
Smallest U.S. post office
occupied this bldg. 1878-1953
Captions (clockwise from top left)
• Thomas Bumgarner, son of Reverend Frank and Molina Bumgarner, filling out a money order at Grimshawe's Post Office. Thomas served in the Army during WWII throughout the Pacific campaign. He died at age twenty-six. (From the collection of Lee Crow)
• Judge George Benet receiving mail from Warren Alexander in 1935 at Grimshawe's Post Office, Whiteside Cove. The building is five feet wide by six feet long and at one time it was claimed to be the smallest post office in the United States. It was discontinued in 1953. (From the collection of Craig Cranston)
• Grimshawe's Post Office on top of Whiteside Mountain. The post office is in the lower right corner. Circa 1952. In 1952 cars could be driven to the plateau near the top of Whiteside Mountain. [obscured]

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.

Location. 35° 3.99′ N, 83° 7.185′ W. Marker is near Highlands, North Carolina, in Jackson County. Marker is on Whiteside Cove Road (County Road 1107) 0.3 miles south of Twin Lakes Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Highlands NC 28741, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Zachary-Tolbert House (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Church of the Good Shepherd (approx. 2.9 miles away); Wade Hampton (approx. 3½ miles away); The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation (approx. 4.4 miles away); Samuel T. Kelsey (approx. 4.4 miles away); Elizabeth Wright Prince House (approx. 4.4 miles away); Mary Lapham (approx. 4.4 miles away); Highlands First Presbyterian Church (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Highlands.

Also see . . . Big Memories in a Tiny Shack. Feature story on the tiny post office and what it meant to the community. (Gavin Edwards, Our State, published April 27, 2020) (Submitted on December 5, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, January 2, 2019

2. Grimshawes Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 137 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.