Rural Post Roads Act of 1916 explained

The Rural Post Roads Act of 1916 provided federal aid in the United States to the states for the construction of rural post roads, construed to mean any public road over which the United States mail was then transported.[1] President Woodrow Wilson signed the bill into law on July 11, 1916.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rural Post Roads Act signed in to law: July 11, 1916. Glass. Andrew. July 11, 2015. Politico. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200407062516/https://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/this-day-in-politics-july-11-1916-119968. April 7, 2020. April 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Funding the Expansion of Rural Post Roads . . February 16, 2021 . en.