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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
