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Postmark Project: Contacted Cities

Requested Cities

Here's a list of cities we're witing to hear from:

Adams, Massachussets - 01220

Request Date: 7/19/2020

Chris Adams spent 14 nights at 4 camps starting at Winter Camp XL
Landon Adams spent 4 nights at Winter Camp XLVII

Horn Lake, Mississippi - 38637

Request Date: 7/19/2020

Roger Dale Horn spent 79 nights at 40 camps starting at Winter Camp V

Howell, Michigan - 48843

Request Date: 7/19/2020

Liam Howell spent 2 nights at Winter Camp XXXVII

Jonesboro, Arkansas - 72401

Request Date: 7/19/2020

Brandon Jones spent 3 nights at Winter Camp XXXIII

King City, California - 93930-0998

Request Date: 7/19/2020

Keith King spent 78 nights at 23 camps starting at Winter Camp XXIII
Michaela King spent 0 night at 5 camps starting at Winter Camp XXXIX

Stone, Kentucky - 41567

Request Date: 4/26/2001

Douglas Stone spent 8 nights at 3 camps starting at Winter Camp III
Robert Stone, Jr. spent 8 nights at 3 camps starting at Winter Camp III
Robert Stone, Sr. spent 11 nights at 4 camps starting at Winter Camp III

Completed Cities

Here's a list of the cities that have replied so far:

Acosta, PA - 15520

Request Date: 08/12/2020
Population: 222
Postmark Date: 10/17/2020
Received Date: 10/23/2020
Notes: After more than 2 months, I thought this one wasn't going to happen. I was wrong.

Carlos Acosta spent 12 nights at 4 camps starting at Winter Camp XLI

Albion, PA - 16401

Request Date: 08/12/2020
Population: 1,463
Postmark Date: 08/17/2020
Received Date: 08/24/2020
Notes: Mark lives there.

Daniel Bollman spent 32 nights at 9 camps starting at Winter Camp II
Eric Bollman spent 17 nights at 6 camps starting at Winter Camp IV
Steven Bollman spent 9 nights at 4 camps starting at Winter Camp XIII

Allen, Kansas - 66833

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 88
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/3/2001
Notes: Postmaster enclosed a note praising Scouting and talking about how it helped her two sons..

Gary Allen spent 15 nights at 7 camps starting at Winter Camp III
Carl Allen spent 8 nights at 2 camps starting at Winter Camp V

Beaver Creek, Minnesota - 56116

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 694
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/2/2001
Notes: Beaver Creek subcamp has been used at every Winter Camp since 1977. Beaver Creek Cabin has been used since 1978..

Booth, West Virginia - 26522

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: Unknown
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/3/2001
Notes: Postmark is for Clarksburg. This is our first failure so far..

Geoff Booth spent 8 nights at 2 camps starting at Winter Camp XXII
Dave Booth, Jr. spent 4 nights at Winter Camp XXIII

Britton, Michigan - 49229

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 2,553
Postmark Date: 5/3/2001
Received Date: 5/7/2001
Notes: By far the fuzziest postmark in our collection.

Zachariah Britton spent 4 nights at Winter Camp X

Caldwell, New Jersey - 07007

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 7,549
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/3/2001

Joshua Caldwell spent 12 nights at 3 camps starting at Winter Camp XVI

Calhoun, Georgia - 30701

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 22,017
Postmark Date: 4/28/01
Received Date: 4/30/01

Jerry Calhoun spent 4 nights at Winter Camp XI

Calhoun, Missouri - 65323

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 795
Postmark Date: 5/9/2001
Received Date: 5/12/2001
Notes: Postmaster enclosed a flier about the history of Calhoun and a note apologizing for the blurry postmark - she should see what Wiseman is dealing with..

Jerry Calhoun spent 4 nights at Winter Camp XI

Callison, South Carolina - 29820

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 5/4/2001
Postmark Date: Denied!
Received Date:
Notes: Got a note from the Bradley, SC postmaster saying that Callison had been closed for several years.

Richard Callison spent 4 nights at Winter Camp IV

Campbell, Missouri - 63933

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 4,358
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/5/2001

Jeff Campbell spent 2 nights at 2 camps starting at Winter Camp XXIII

Canada, KY - 41519

Request Date: 08/12/2020
Population: 1267
Postmark Date: 08/17/2020
Received Date: 08/24/2020

Chris Kirschke spent 15 nights at 4 camps starting at Winter Camp XXXVIII

Chapman, Nebraska - 68827

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 1,503
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/3/2001

Joseph Chapman spent 4 nights at Winter Camp XII

Clark, New Jersey - 07066

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 14,973
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/4/2001

Thomas Clark spent 4 nights at Winter Camp III
Stephan Clark spent 16 nights at 4 camps starting at Winter Camp XXII

Clearwater, Nebraska - 68726

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: Unknown
Postmark Date: 5/1/2001
Received Date: 5/11/2001
Notes: Clearwater Cabin was home to Winter Camp I and has been used every year since Winter Camp IV.

Conroy, Iowa - 52220

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 21
Postmark Date: 5/1/2001
Received Date: 5/3/2001

Thomas Conroy spent 3 nights at Winter Camp I

Cook, Nebraska - 68329

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 592
Postmark Date: 5/2/2001
Received Date: 5/9/2001

Keith Cook spent 4 nights at Winter Camp V

Corbin, Kentucky - 40701

Request Date: 7/19/2020
Population: 7261
Postmark Date: 7/28/2020
Received Date: 8/6/2020
Notes: Received our card plus a three-page letter with information about Corbin, including NIBROC their annual open-air festival. Naming a festival after your town backwards is very Winter Camp.

Chris Corbin spent 6 nights at 2 camps starting at Winter Camp XXIX

Davis, Oklahoma - 73030

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 4,823
Postmark Date: 5/1/2001
Received Date: 5/4/2001

Joshua Davis spent 7 nights at 2 camps starting at Winter Camp XV
Matthew Davis spent 3 nights at Winter Camp XV

Draper, Utah - 84020

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 5,602
Postmark Date: 5/1/2001
Received Date: 5/3/2001

Gordon Draper spent 36 nights at 16 camps starting at Winter Camp XI

Dumas, Texas - 79029

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 15,902
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/4/2001

John Dumas spent 3 nights at 3 camps starting at Winter Camp VIII
Timothy Dumas spent 2 nights at 2 camps starting at Winter Camp IX

Duran, New Mexico - 88319

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: Unknown
Postmark Date: 5/2/2001
Received Date: Denied!
Notes: Got a note from the Vaughan, NM postmaster explaining that Duran hasn't had a post office in many years and the mail is handled from Vaughan.

Paul Duran spent 17 nights at 5 camps starting at Winter Camp V

Eclectic, Alabama - 36024

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 6,105
Postmark Date: 5/7/2001
Received Date: 5/12/2001
Notes: Postmaster included some historical information and two O-A patches - her sons and husband were involved in Scouting and dad and one of the sons were Vigil members - first one to mention the O-A specifically..

Forsyth, Missouri - 65653

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 3,870
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/2/2001

Dwayne Forsyth spent 16 nights at 4 camps starting at Winter Camp IV
Daniel Forsyth spent 4 nights at Winter Camp XXXIX

Fountain, Colorardo - 80817

Request Date: 7/19/2020
Population: 30,454
Postmark Date: 7/25/2020
Received Date: 8/5/2020
Notes: Received post card, nothing unusual.

Andrew Fountain spent 40 nights at 11 camps starting at Winter Camp XXXI
Joseph Fountain spent 8 nights at 2 camps starting at Winter Camp XXXI
Robert Fountain spent 8 nights at 2 camps starting at Winter Camp XXXI

Fults, Illinois - 62244

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 635
Postmark Date: 4/27/01
Received Date: 4/30/01

Scott Fults spent 15 nights at 7 camps starting at Winter Camp IX

George, North Carolina - 27833

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: Unknown
Postmark Date: 5/2/2001
Received Date: Denied!
Notes: Badly thrashed postcard is stamped for Woodland, NC..

Michael George spent 4 nights at Winter Camp VI

Gilmer, West Virginia - 26350

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: Unknown
Postmark Date: 5/17/01
Received Date: 5/20/01
Notes: Denied! Gilmer has been closed and Glenville is now their post office.

Rodney Gilmer spent 4 nights at Winter Camp VII

Grace, Idaho - 83241

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 973
Postmark Date: 8/19/99
Received Date: 8/23/99??
Notes: I got an anonymous card from Grace, Idaho, home of the original prank call meal. This wasn't really the seed, although the writing does look familiar - the actual seed was the big list of cities "named" after Winter Campers, which was much older

Green, Ohio - 44232

Request Date: 7/19/2020
Population: 25,783
Postmark Date: 7/23/2020
Received Date: 7/31/2020
Notes: Received postcard with stamp, nothing special.

Ben Green spent 18 nights at 5 camps starting at Winter Camp XXXV

Haiku, HI - 96708

Request Date: 08/12/2020
Population: 8,118
Postmark Date: 08/17/2020
Received Date: 08/24/2020
Notes: Yeah, cheating to get Hawaii

Hall, Montana - 59837

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 276
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/3/2001
Notes: Postmaster included a letter about their town.

Joseph Hall spent 18 nights at 5 camps starting at Winter Camp XV
Connor Hall spent 3 nights at Winter Camp XLV

Hammon, Oklahoma - 73650

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 873
Postmark Date: 5/1/2001
Received Date: 5/9/2001

Daniel Hammon spent 16 nights at 4 camps starting at Winter Camp XV

Hancock, Maryland - 21750

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 4,275
Postmark Date: 4/27/01
Received Date: 4/30/01
Notes: Postmaster had president of local historical society send us a page on the history of Hancock and mentioned that she had been a Girl Scout..

Jordan Hancock spent 1 night at Winter Camp XVIII

Hancock, Vermont - 05748

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 98
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/3/2001

Jordan Hancock spent 1 night at Winter Camp XVIII

Harper, Oregon - 97906

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 326
Postmark Date: 5/8/2001
Received Date: 5/11/2001
Notes: Postmaster notes that their school has 80 students and covers all thirteen grades..

William Harper, Jr. spent 12 nights at 3 camps starting at Winter Camp VIII
J.D. Harper spent 4 nights at Winter Camp XX

Harvey, Louisiana - 70058

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 36,824
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/3/2001

Craig Harvey spent 2 nights at Winter Camp XX

High Point, North Carolina - 27260

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 36,887
Postmark Date: 5/1/2001
Received Date: 5/5/2001
Notes: High Point Cabin was used for the first time in 2000.

Hill, New Hampshire - 03243

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 778
Postmark Date: 5/11/2001
Received Date: Denied!
Notes: Card shows Manchester, NH although it was definitely in Hill, NH. Population is up to 868 and they still have no stoplights!.

Shawn Hill spent 4 nights at Winter Camp VII

Holbrook, Arizona - 86025

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 5,567
Postmark Date: 5/5/01
Received Date: 5/10/01

Gary Holbrook spent 3 nights at Winter Camp III

Holbrook, Idaho - 83243

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: Unknown
Postmark Date: No Postmark
Received Date: 5/5/2001
Notes: Note from Postmaster that all mail is now handled by the Malan office. Not quite close enough to Milon to go for it..

Gary Holbrook spent 3 nights at Winter Camp III

Howey in the Hills, Florida - 34737

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 1,370
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/3/2001

John Howey spent 91 nights at 36 camps starting at Winter Camp VII
Kyle Howey spent 1 night at Winter Camp XIX
Alex Howey spent 1 night at Winter Camp XXXII

Johnson, New York - 10933

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: Unknown
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/3/2001
Notes: For some reason, neither the town nor the zip code showed up on the census data I'm using..

Steven Johnson spent 4 nights at Winter Camp IV
Connor Johnson spent 23 nights at 6 camps starting at Winter Camp XL

Kennedy, Minnesota - 56733

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 673
Postmark Date: 5/1/2001
Received Date: 5/5/2001
Notes: Postmaster include a tri-fold brochure on the town..

Jon Kennedy spent 6 nights at 2 camps starting at Winter Camp XX
Bryan Kennedy spent 10 nights at 3 camps starting at Winter Camp XXI

King City, California - 93930

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: Unknown
Postmark Date: 5/3/2001
Received Date: Denied!
Notes: Many postmarks but none from King City.

Keith King spent 78 nights at 23 camps starting at Winter Camp XXIII
Michaela King spent 0 night at 5 camps starting at Winter Camp XXXIX

Lambert, Montana - 59243

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 655
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/3/2001

Emil Lambert spent 1 night at Winter Camp XXI
Paul Lambert spent 4 nights at Winter Camp XXI

Lee, Maine - 04455

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 832
Postmark Date: 5/2/2001
Received Date: 5/5/2001
Notes: Postmaster included a form letter and some personal comments. Town is named after Stephan Lee who brought a barrel of rum to the meeting where they decided to form a town..

Tom Lee spent 15 nights at 5 camps starting at Winter Camp XX

Lee, Massachusetts - 01238

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 6,916
Postmark Date: 5/1/2001
Received Date: 5/4/2001

Tom Lee spent 15 nights at 5 camps starting at Winter Camp XX

London, Ohio - 43140

Request Date: 7/19/2020
Population: 10,271
Postmark Date: 8/7/2020
Received Date: 8/10/2020
Notes: Received our card back with a clean postmark.

Aidan London spent 7 nights at 2 camps starting at Winter Camp XLIII

Lowry, Virginia - 24570

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 1,342
Postmark Date: 4/28/2001
Received Date: 5/3/2001

Michael Lowry spent 8 nights at 2 camps starting at Winter Camp XI

McGrath, Alaska - 99627

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 618
Postmark Date: 5/10/01
Received Date: 5/17/01
Notes: Jerry McGrath never attended Winter Camp, but I added this one in hopes of getting all 50 states.

Miller Place, New York - 11764

Request Date: 7/19/2020
Population: 12339
Postmark Date: July 29, 2020
Received Date: August 4, 2020
Notes: Just got back the post card. Nothing unusual.

Travis Miller spent 4 nights at Winter Camp XXXVI
Robert Miller spent 19 nights at 5 camps starting at Winter Camp XXXVIII

Oakley, California - 94561

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 20,920
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/3/2001

David Oakley spent 44 nights at 28 camps starting at Winter Camp III

Parsons, Tennessee - 38363

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 5,906
Postmark Date: 5/7/2001
Received Date: 5/11/2001

Ed Parsons spent 4 nights at Winter Camp XIX

Patrick, South Carolina - 29584

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 3,800
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/3/2001
Notes: Postmaster sent along several newspaper clippings and a South Carolina Stamp Pin.

Dale Patrick spent 4 nights at Winter Camp V

Powell, Tennessee - 37849

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 14,646
Postmark Date: 5/7/01
Received Date: 5/10/01

Carl Powell spent 4 nights at Winter Camp IX
Isaac Powell spent 13 nights at 4 camps starting at Winter Camp XLV

Rand, Colorado - 80473

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: Unknown
Postmark Date: 4/28/01
Received Date: 5/1/01
Notes: For some reason, neither the town of Rand, CO nor the zip code 80473 shows up on the census data I'm using..

Jeffrey Rand spent 180 nights at 48 camps starting at Winter Camp I

Ray, North Dakota - 58849

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 603
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/4/2001

Thomas Ray spent 38 nights at 12 camps starting at Winter Camp XII

Renner, South Dakota - 57055

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 1,444
Postmark Date: 5/24/01
Received Date: 5/27/01

Charles Renner spent 4 nights at Winter Camp VI
Matthew Renner spent 4 nights at Winter Camp VII

Roscoe, Texas - 79545

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 2,168
Postmark Date: 5/1/2001
Received Date: 5/5/2001

Philip Roscoe spent 4 nights at Winter Camp XXIV

Rose, New York - 14542

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 2,424
Postmark Date: 5/4/2001
Received Date: 5/7/2001

Edward Rose spent 12 nights at 3 camps starting at Winter Camp VIII

Ryan, Iowa - 52330

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 1,201
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/3/2001
Notes: Postmaster included a note about the town and a flyer about Father Ryan, the town's namesake..

Sean Ryan spent 4 nights at Winter Camp XX

Seman, Alabama - 36073

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: Unknown
Postmark Date: None
Received Date: Denied!
Notes: Stamp is written on with a pen, but there's no sign of an actual postmark..

Douglas Seman spent 24 nights at 6 camps starting at Winter Camp VII

Shannon, Mississippi - 38868

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 4,454
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/3/2001

Reed Shannon spent 19 nights at 6 camps starting at Winter Camp II

Smith, Nevada - 89430

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 70
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/2/2001
Notes: Postmaster included a form letter addressed to (blank) Smith, a pictorial cancellation from 1999 and a picture of the post office. Pictorial cancellations are avidly collected and it is kind of unusual to get on outdated one like this one, from 1999, beca

William Smith spent 4 nights at Winter Camp XI
Jonathan Smith spent 3 nights at Winter Camp XIX
Mike Smith spent 4 nights at Winter Camp XXVI

Terry, Montana - 59349

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 912
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/7/2001
Notes: Postmaster included several historic pictorial cancellations, a brochure and a newspaper from the chamber of commerce.

Christopher Terry spent 8 nights at 2 camps starting at Winter Camp III

Thompson, Connecticut - 06277

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 2,960
Postmark Date: 4/28/01
Received Date: 5/1/01

Jared Thompson spent 8 nights at 2 camps starting at Winter Camp XX

Thompson, North Dakota - 58278

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 1,705
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/3/2001

Jared Thompson spent 8 nights at 2 camps starting at Winter Camp XX

Walker, Missouri - 64790

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 544
Postmark Date: 5/1/2001
Received Date: 5/4/2001

Bryan Walker spent 7 nights at 2 camps starting at Winter Camp XX

Walters, Oklahoma - 13572

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 2,519
Postmark Date: 4/30/2001
Received Date: 5/3/2001

Michael Walters spent 4 nights at Winter Camp XXIV

Warren, Indiana - 46792

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 2,404
Postmark Date: 4/27/01
Received Date: 4/30/01
Notes: Postmaster added some info about attractions in Warren to the card..

James Warren spent 20 nights at 7 camps starting at Winter Camp II
Christopher Warren spent 9 nights at 3 camps starting at Winter Camp V
Joseph Warren spent 28 nights at 8 camps starting at Winter Camp XXXIII

Warren, Rhode Island - 02885

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 11,385
Postmark Date: 5/1/2001
Received Date: 5/9/2001
Notes: Postmaster included a lot of brochures on area attractions including two different summer event schedules..

James Warren spent 20 nights at 7 camps starting at Winter Camp II
Christopher Warren spent 9 nights at 3 camps starting at Winter Camp V
Joseph Warren spent 28 nights at 8 camps starting at Winter Camp XXXIII

Wilson, Wisconsin - 54027

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 1,415
Postmark Date: 5/1/2001
Received Date: 5/4/2001

Douglas Wilson spent 166 nights at 48 camps starting at Winter Camp I
Chris Wilson spent 7 nights at 2 camps starting at Winter Camp XXV
Garrett Wilson spent 3 nights at Winter Camp XXVI
Alan Wilson spent 49 nights at 13 camps starting at Winter Camp XXXVI

Wiseman, Arkansas - 72587

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 26
Postmark Date: 5/1/2001
Received Date: 5/8/2001
Notes: That'll teach me to complain about blurry zips - I think this one says Wiseman, but I can't be sure..

Ronald Wiseman spent 8 nights at 2 camps starting at Winter Camp V

Wright, Wyoming - 82732

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 2,132
Postmark Date: 5/1/2001
Received Date: 5/3/2001

Richard Wright spent 4 nights at Winter Camp III

Yakima, Washington - 98901

Request Date: 4/26/2001
Population: 54,827
Postmark Date: 4/27/2001
Received Date: 5/1/2001
Notes: Postmaster included a typed letter including some interesting facts about Yakima, WA.

Mike Yakima spent 4 nights at Winter Camp XX