The Tiny Albert Post Office
It’s a bit sad to think about the old post office in Albert, Oklahoma, now standing silent, doors closed, gathering dust. It once served as the heart of the town, but today, it’s just a relic of what used to be.
It’s a bit sad to think about the old post office in Albert, Oklahoma, now standing silent, doors closed, gathering dust. It once served as the heart of the town, but today, it’s just a relic of what used to be.
In Caddo County, Oklahoma, peanut farming's roots run deep in the soil—so deep, in fact, that by 1965 they were the proud producers of over 86 million pounds of peanuts.
You ever notice how some people are just made of the land they live on? Like they’re stitched together with red dirt, hay twine, and pickup truck exhaust? That was my grandfather, Charlie Opitz.
In a world of paper plates and online condolences, rural America still delivers comfort the old-fashioned way—layered in casserole dishes, marked with Sharpie, and carried in on quiet hands that know grief can’t be solved, only softened.
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