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NICODEMUS–The United State Postal Service will provide a special stamp cancellation station on Saturday, July 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Nicodemus Homecoming celebration.

Nicodemus National Historic Site and the U.S. Postal Service collaborated and developed a special Pictorial Postmark to recognize and celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the designation of five buildings in town as Nicodemus National Historic Site, a unit of the National Park Service.

The law designating the Site was signed by former President William Clinton twenty years ago on November 12, 1996.

On Saturday, July 30, the Postal Service will have a temporary postal retail station set up in the Nicodemus town park. They will provide hand postmarking service, the sale of stamps, and other stamp products during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Visitors can personally present addressed or unaddressed envelopes, postcards, or other items with sufficient First-Class Mail postage to a postal clerk at the temporary retail station on Saturday. The clerk will apply the pictorial postmark and hand back the items.

If visitors are unable to attend the Homecoming Celebration on July 30, the U.S. Postal Service can provide mail-back service for a limited time.

Visitors can mail pre-stamped envelopes and postcards to the Hill City Post Office at 112 E. Main Street in Hill City, KS 67642, to receive the special pictorial postmark. Mail-in requests must be postmarked no later than 30 days following July 30.

The town of Nicodemus is symbolic of the pioneer spirit of African Americans. They dared to leave the only region they had been familiar with to seek personal freedom and the opportunity to develop their talents and capabilities.

Nicodemus NHS represents the western expansion and settlement of the Great Plains, and includes five buildings: The First Baptist Church, St. Francis Hotel, Nicodemus School District Number One, African Episcopal Church, and Township Hall.