No flag flies here – B. Free Franklin Post Office

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No high-flying flag here. The B. Free Franklin Post Office in Philadelphia is the only Post Office in the country that doesn’t fly the American flag — because in 1775 when Benjamin Franklin was appointed Postmaster General there was no flag.

* | Tags: Fun facts USPS Fact #1103 | March 21, 2023

Franklin used to own the building and there is a small museum on the second floor.