Boundary Stones
Smokey Bear Was a Real Bear Who Had His Own Zipcode in Washington, DC
3/3/2025 | 4m 9s
Both the Smokey Bear character and the real life Smokey hail from Washington, D.C.
In 1950, an orphaned bear cub was rescued from a wildfire in New Mexico and brought to Washington to live at the National Zoo. Named "Smokey" after the popular Forest Service character, the cub became a real life advocate for fire prevention and got so much fan mail that the U.S. Postal Service gave him his own private D.C. zipcode.
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Boundary Stones is a local public television program presented by WETA
Boundary Stones
Smokey Bear Was a Real Bear Who Had His Own Zipcode in Washington, DC
3/3/2025 | 4m 9s
In 1950, an orphaned bear cub was rescued from a wildfire in New Mexico and brought to Washington to live at the National Zoo. Named "Smokey" after the popular Forest Service character, the cub became a real life advocate for fire prevention and got so much fan mail that the U.S. Postal Service gave him his own private D.C. zipcode.
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