May 2022 by Maria T.
Lawrenceville was once a thriving town; founded in 1814 and named after a famous racehorse, it is sadly, now dotted with abandoned homes and businesses. There's still some life here though, it holds many historical sites such as the Gholson Bridge and Fort Christanna. The "downtown" historic area on Main Street is undergoing several facelift projects and hopefully will add to the value of this small town, once bustling with tobacco and cotton industries. The town sponsors several events throughout the year, seasonal parades and celebrations, Brunswick Stew festival, and Farmer's Market days. With all the historically preserved architectural buildings here, you'd expect to find a quaint old fashioned post office. Maybe at one time there was such a building, but now the post office is a squatty long brick building with little curb appeal. This building in low! The windows are touching the roof. It's certainly not an attractive government facility, but it gets the job done! The hours are 8:30-5:00 M-F, 9:30-11:00 Sat. They have regular mail services, P.O. Boxes, money order services, but no passport service at this location. It was pretty clean and well-stocked with shipping supplies. There was also a greeting card and stationery rack. Like many of these small town post offices, it could use an update!
