Michael's "Post 9/11"

After 9/11 the Department of Homeland Security was formed. A division of that department is “Rural Addressing”. Counties were ask to replace their ambiguous “rural routes” with grid type street mapping based off the county seat or some other large city in the area. Even the dirt road leading down to our farm in the sand hills now has a street number.

The department has asked counties to use large legible green signs with reflective white lettering. Though not a mandate, this is their suggestion and what they will help fund. I do not know if I drove far enough to find a newly marked intersection for this picture, but I thought it interesting that a newer marker had been put up, yet the old remains.

Beware terrorist cells attempting your startup on some out of the way pig farm. We know your address.