The Post Farmers - Eckerö, Aland Islands
N 60° 13.226 E 019° 32.502
34V E 419205 N 6676853
Memorial to the many Post Farmers who in the years 1638-1910 had to sail the post from Aland Islands to Sweden.
Waymark Code: WM18Q40
Location: Aland Islands
Date Posted: 09/09/2023
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Memorial to the many Post Farmers who had to sail the post from Aland Islands to Sweden.
This took place both during the reign of the Swedish Empire and later the Russian Empire.
The text on the memorial stone:
FÖRFÄDRENS GÄRNING
VID SAMFÄRSEL
OCH POSTFORSLING.
OVER ALANDS HAV
VID SAMFARDSEL
BEVARAS I VÖRDNAD
AV TACKSAM EFTERVÄRLD
(The Deed of the Ancestors
with transport and mail distribution
Over the Åland Sea
Preserved for posterity
By grateful descendants)
The memorial stone is located in a cairn. On the stone you can see a text, a post boat and a woman looking out over the sea.
The memorial stone has been erected by grateful descendants
From 1638 to 1910, Åland's farmers had to take part in post sailings. Each farm had to provide a man who had to carry the post. You didn't get a salary, but you didn't have to pay as much in taxes as others.
A sailing trip of around 40 km which took place in rowing boats or sailing boats. Depending on the weather conditions, stormy weather, maybe ice, the trip could last a few days and was not without risk. And it has happened that a boat has sunk and those on board have perished.
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: By the sea close to the old post office
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