The citizens of Follansbee petitioned for a change in the status of the city Post Office from a county branch of Wellsburg to an upgraded independent facility able to provide free mail delivery to homes by mail carriers.   At the time, residences had to go to the local Follansbee branch post office to get their mail.   During 1913, the city council passed an ordinance requiring all homes to have numbers or addresses, making free postal delivery possible.