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I just wanted to point out that this home belongs to investment banker Mr. Alvin Malnik. The caption mistakenly says Oprah's Old Home and again, that is the Malnik estate, built for and has always belongs to the Malnik’s. The home next door was built for the Malnik's children and nannies.
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The term barefoot mailman refers to the carriers on the first U.S. Mail route between Palm Beach, and the settlements around the body of water known as Lake Worth on the north, and [[Miami, Cocoanut Grove, and Lemon City to the south], was established in 1885. As there was no road at the time connecting Palm Beach and Miami to each other (or to anywhere else, for that matter), the carrier traveled by boat, and by walking along the beach. The mail carriers walked the beach barefooted to take advantage of the firmer sand along the water's edge. The original route was actually called a Star Route or contract route and it was not until a novel written by Theodore Pratt titled, "The Barefoot Mailman" that the term became associated with the route. Prior to the contract carriers mail between the northern settlements around Lake Worth and the southern settlements on Biscayne Bay the mail travelled by rail north and then over to Cedar Key on the west coast of Florida. A ship would take it to Key West, the largest city in Florida at the time to be transfered to a vessel heading north along the east coast. At the mouth of Biscayne Bay the packages would be transfered to a smaller shallow draft vessel that could navigate Biscayne Bay back to the Miami River.
A round trip of 136 miles from Palm Beach to Miami and back took six days. The carrier would leave Palm Beach on Monday morning, travelling by boat to the southern end of the Lake Worth Lagoon. He would then cross over to the beach and walk down to the Orange Grove House of Refuge in what is now Delray Beach, where he would spend the night. The next day (Tuesday) he would continue walking down the beach to the Fort Lauderdale House of Refuge, where he would spend that night. On Wednesday the carrier travelled by boat down the New River to its inlet, and then would walk down the beach to Baker's Haulover at the north end of Biscayne Bay. Finally, he would travel down Biscayne Bay by boat to Miami. On Thursday he would start the return trip, arriving in Palm Beach on Saturday.
The carriers sometimes took "passengers" with them, guiding any travellers who were willing to walk the beach with the carriers. After several travelers stiffed the mail carriers an advance fee was charged before the journey began. At least ten different men worked at one time or another on the "barefoot route". One, James Edward Hamilton, died on the route, although his body was never recovered. He was presumed to have drowned or been taken by an alligator or crocodile, while trying to swim across an inlet to retrieve his boat from the far side. Another, Henry Burkehart used to walk the route naked and believed that the sun was good for him. He was so tan that the local Seminols thought he was an Indian who had gone "white". The "barefoot route" was used until 1893, when a rock road was constructed between Lantana and Lemon City.
Occaisionally, a local history buff, Michael Bornstein, dresses in period clothing and retraces the route of the mailmen along the beach. He follows the three day trip as close as possible to the original route. The most demanding part day is the second day south from present day Delray Beach to Ft. Lauderdale which is 25 miles in the sand.
The South Florida Council of the Boy Scouts of America has an annual hike to remember the dedication of this great postal carrier. The Barefoot Mailman hike covers 34 miles in just two days, starting in Pompano Beach and ending in South Miami Beach. The hike began in 1964 and it has continued each year. The hike is traditionally held in February of each year.
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I just wanted to point out that this home belongs to investment banker Mr. Alvin Malnik. The caption mistakenly says Oprah's Old Home and again, that is the Malnik estate, built for and has always belongs to the Malnik’s. The home next door was built for the Malnik's children and nannies.
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The term barefoot mailman refers to the carriers on the first U.S. Mail route between Palm Beach, and the settlements around the body of water known as Lake Worth on the north, and [[Miami, Cocoanut Grove, and Lemon City to the south], was established in 1885. As there was no road at the time connecting Palm Beach and Miami to each other (or to anywhere else, for that matter), the carrier traveled by boat, and by walking along the beach. The mail carriers walked the beach barefooted to take advantage of the firmer sand along the water's edge. The original route was actually called a Star Route or contract route and it was not until a novel written by Theodore Pratt titled, "The Barefoot Mailman" that the term became associated with the route. Prior to the contract carriers mail between the northern settlements around Lake Worth and the southern settlements on Biscayne Bay the mail travelled by rail north and then over to Cedar Key on the west coast of Florida. A ship would take it to Key West, the largest city in Florida at the time to be transfered to a vessel heading north along the east coast. At the mouth of Biscayne Bay the packages would be transfered to a smaller shallow draft vessel that could navigate Biscayne Bay back to the Miami River.
A round trip of 136 miles from Palm Beach to Miami and back took six days. The carrier would leave Palm Beach on Monday morning, travelling by boat to the southern end of the Lake Worth Lagoon. He would then cross over to the beach and walk down to the Orange Grove House of Refuge in what is now Delray Beach, where he would spend the night. The next day (Tuesday) he would continue walking down the beach to the Fort Lauderdale House of Refuge, where he would spend that night. On Wednesday the carrier travelled by boat down the New River to its inlet, and then would walk down the beach to Baker's Haulover at the north end of Biscayne Bay. Finally, he would travel down Biscayne Bay by boat to Miami. On Thursday he would start the return trip, arriving in Palm Beach on Saturday.
The carriers sometimes took "passengers" with them, guiding any travellers who were willing to walk the beach with the carriers. After several travelers stiffed the mail carriers an advance fee was charged before the journey began. At least ten different men worked at one time or another on the "barefoot route". One, James Edward Hamilton, died on the route, although his body was never recovered. He was presumed to have drowned or been taken by an alligator or crocodile, while trying to swim across an inlet to retrieve his boat from the far side. Another, Henry Burkehart used to walk the route naked and believed that the sun was good for him. He was so tan that the local Seminols thought he was an Indian who had gone "white". The "barefoot route" was used until 1893, when a rock road was constructed between Lantana and Lemon City.
Occaisionally, a local history buff, Michael Bornstein, dresses in period clothing and retraces the route of the mailmen along the beach. He follows the three day trip as close as possible to the original route. The most demanding part day is the second day south from present day Delray Beach to Ft. Lauderdale which is 25 miles in the sand.
The South Florida Council of the Boy Scouts of America has an annual hike to remember the dedication of this great postal carrier. The Barefoot Mailman hike covers 34 miles in just two days, starting in Pompano Beach and ending in South Miami Beach. The hike began in 1964 and it has continued each year. The hike is traditionally held in February of each year.
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