@beyondflorida: Between 1885-1892, Florida mailmen had to walk and travel by boat because there was no road connecting several forts, outposts, cities and towns. Known as the "Barefoot Mailmen", 11 total men enrolled in this dangerous profession. James "Acrefoot" Johnson walked the Fort Ogden to Fort Myers route and encountered robbers, alligators, and other dangers. Ed Hamilton, another carrier, was on his route back from Miami to Palm Beach, the boat that Hamilton used to cross the inlet was missing. He was presumed to have drowned or been taken by a shark or alligator while trying to swim across the inlet to retrieve his boat from the far side. His body was never recovered. Thanks to the @pbpost, Lakeland Ledger, and Florida State Archives for information used in creating this video. #barefootmailmen #floridahistory #uspostalservice #postalhistory

MamaDawn :

Acrefoot was my gg grandfather. There is a mural on the wall of the Umatilla post office of him delivering mail

🛸 :

please never say nocatee like that again 😂

Trav :

Nice to see the pompano beach barefoot mailman getting some

Steven Bahre :

I just took my son out to Acrefoot Johnson’s gravesite a couple of weeks ago!

jack :

fantastic video!

Taco_Trejo :

Awesome content keep it up man love learning from you 🔥🔥🔥

lARkkEnMaRz :

In the hypoluxo scrub area park they have a statue of one of the bare foot mailmen and his story. its near the two wooden towers on hypoluxo and dixie

pamd.66 :

I am loving these stories!! Thank you for sharing them!!

masonayers1026 :

It’s pronounced knock-a-tee (Nocatee)

tonjagray3 :

Wow, very interesting. Thank you

Trinish85 :

don't forget the amazing mural in the lake worth post office

GuyGarrett3 :

Very cool history!

LooksAtFlowers :

Such a cool part of FL history. Thank you for keeping this story alive. People need to appreciate the adventures of the past 🤩

Deadman sunshine :

MamaDawn :

ktomotion :

Boy Scouts troops still do a 2-day walk to honor them every year!

EpicSandWorm :

These jobs sound so tame to us today, but this was something only specific, strong-willed people accomplished. The Us Postal Police Service has more authority than most departments it's amazing people know so little

honkeyifyoufromdixie :

Our mail-carrier was killed by dogs last year in Interlachen Florida

Marshall🎸 :

Nah-cuh-tee

Professor Trek :

James “Acrefoot” Johnson is interred at Kabrich Cemetery in Arcadia, not Nocatee.

JerryAscione :

This is not true. I was there and we wore shoes

Andrea :

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