Hazelton in Emmons County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

1st Hazelton Post Office 1903

History of Hazelton, N.D. Post Office

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 25, 2023

1. 1st Hazelton Post Office 1903 Marker

Inscription.
The Hazelton Post Office was established July 6, 1903. It was located at this site in the home of Elise Longpre Perras. In December of 1903 the nearby Williamsport Post Office (Williamsport, N.D. about 3 ½ miles N.E. of Hazelton) closed and its delivery was taken over by the new Hazelton office. Williamsport had been bypassed by the Northern Pacific Railroad which was the cause of its demise and also the reason this new town of Hazelton had sprung up along the tracks. The train delivered mail to the town and the post office site location was described by its distance from the track.

Elise Longpre Perras was the first postmaster of Hazelton. In June of 1903 she applied to open the new post office in her home where she later had a millinery shop.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 6, 1903.

Location. 46° 29.08′ N, 100° 16.656′ W. Marker is in Hazelton, North Dakota, in Emmons County. Marker is on Main Street just east of Cook Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Marker is mounted at eye-level near the northwest corner of the

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subject building, facing Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 346 Main Street, Hazelton ND 58544, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Also see . . . Elise Longpre Perras (Find A Grave). Excerpt:

(Saint Paul Cemetery, Hazelton, North Dakota) Mrs. Perras Was the first postmistress of Hazelton. She also had a millinery shop in conjunction with the Post Office, which was located in her home. In 1918 a group of 15 men in Hazelton were drinking heavily and discussing alleged wheat hoarding. Soon mob violence resulted, and Mrs. Perras was shot and killed by one of the rioters. Her murderer received a five year prison sentence, and the judge dismissed charges of unlawful assembly and rout against the remaining “mob” members.

(Submitted on August 26, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 25, 2023

2. 1st Hazelton Post Office 1903 Marker

(marker is located between first-floor windows and right [northwest] corner)

Hazelton Heritage Center Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 25, 2023

3. Hazelton Heritage Center Sign

(located on west side of first post office building)
Hazelton
Heritage Center
Post Office 1903
Elise Perras
Museum

1st Hazelton Post Office • 1903 (<i>south/back elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 25, 2023

4. 1st Hazelton Post Office • 1903 (south/back elevation)

1st Hazelton Post Office • 1903 (<i>northwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 25, 2023

5. 1st Hazelton Post Office • 1903 (northwest elevation)

U.S. Post Office, Hazelton, North Dakota image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 25, 2023

6. U.S. Post Office, Hazelton, North Dakota

(directly across Main Street from the 1903 Post Office building)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 86 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 26, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.