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It's a Southern Indiana holiday tradition with worldwide appeal.
The Santa Claus post office will begin offering the picture postmark to cancel postage stamps on holiday mail on working days between Dec. 2-24. It must be requested by the postal customer.
The Santa Claus post office was officially established in 1856, and Santa Claus, Indiana, has continued celebrating year-round, with Christmas- and other holiday-themed businesses and street names ...
The town was established in 1854 and known as Santa Fe (/ f iː /), but was unable to establish a post office as there was already another Santa Fe, Indiana. Several town meetings were held, during which the name Santa Claus was selected. The town has the world's only post office to bear the name of the eponymous Christmas figure. Because of ...
Santa's Candy Castle was the first building of the original Santa Claus Town to be re-opened to the public, when its doors opened on July 1, 2006. The 40-ton, 22-foot concrete Santa Claus statue was restored in 2011. In 2012, a local historic church and the town's original post office were moved to the site next to the large Santa Claus statue.
Santa's Candy Castle, located in Santa Claus, Indiana, is a tourist attraction that uses the traditions and decorations from Christmas as its theme.. Dedicated on December 22, 1935, the castle was originally sponsored by the Curtiss Candy Company of Chicago, creators of the Baby Ruth and Butterfinger candy bars. [1]
Every Christmas season, letters to Santa flood in from kids around the world — but in Santa Claus, Indiana, volunteers become Santa’s elves to ensure every child gets a reply. This small town ...
The USPS Operation Santa program began in 1912 when United States Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock authorized local postmasters to open letters addressed to Santa Claus for employees to read and respond to, with the first one starting at the James Farley Post Office..