This house, seen to the right in the photo above, was hand-built in 1887 by Swedish immigrant August Ekdahl. For over 100 years, this small frame house has contributed to the cultural and economic heritage of Western Springs. This house has served . . . — — Map (db m257029) HM
Aurora's east/west rivalry dates back to its beginnings. Arriving in 1834 from New York state, town founder Samuel McCarty constructed two mills on the east bank of the river, and the settlement of "McCarty Mills" grew up around them. The settlement . . . — — Map (db m170200) HM
Near this marker, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his de Havilland biplane on the St. Louis Chicago mail run 1926-1927 prior to his transatlantic flight. — — Map (db m150582) HM
An ancient Indian trail, through Pottawattomie country, variably called the Dragoon, White Pigeon, Great Northwestern and Fort Dearborn Road. After 1795 used for mail delivery between Fort Wayne and Fort Dearborn. Captain Wells, Wayne spy, was slain . . . — — Map (db m20782) HM
James H. Johnson was the first postmaster. I don't know if he was the only one, but I
believe he is the only one that is listed in Baker's Postal History of Indiana, 1976 (which
I've consulted at the Logansport Public Library and will look at . . . — — Map (db m163342) HM
Along the Monon Tracks
This building originally served as the post
office in Sleeth, a rural community in
Carroll County about nine miles northwest
of Delphi. Sleeth was also known as
McCoy's Station on the Louisville, New
Albany, & . . . — — Map (db m163341) HM
Flora’s Station, on the Logansport, Crawfordsville and Southwestern Ry., was platted in 1872 for John Flora on land entered by him in 1829. Ino Post Office established 1872, changed to Flora in 1873. Also called Fountain City from flowing wells. . . . — — Map (db m42711) HM
Pulaski post office established here 1829. Fort Wayne Road, to Chicago-Detroit Road and Niles, forded the river at this point. Village of Elkhart was laid out in 1832 and post office name changed to Elkhart in 1839. — — Map (db m69729) HM
Erected 1853. Built of brick, it is the only three story building in Metamora. Ground floor was a general merchandising establishment operated by 3 generations of the Gordon Family: Milton, Noble and Donald. Metamora Post Office once located in . . . — — Map (db m159965) HM
Built for Gilbert C. Van Camp about 1854, by 1861 it was the business property of Jesse and Ezekiel Washburn, the second floor of this building was the workshop of Joseph Staub, a harness and saddle maker who in the 1880's advertised boots and . . . — — Map (db m305230) HM
The only town in the United States named Talma. Founded by Asa Coplen as “Bloomingsburg.” Post Office established on June 13, 1851. Town Plat not recorded until January 7, 1862. Addition to Bloomingsburg recorded Mar. 1, 1880. Name . . . — — Map (db m44572) HM
Speculating after the discovery of natural gas, Charles Oursler and Lucius Lybrand built this two-story block in 1888. The first tenants were the post office in the west storefront and a series of grocery stores next door. — — Map (db m233193) HM
The Noblesville Post Office occupied this brick and limestone building from 1906 to 1931. Later, a west-end addition created a total of four bays occupied by a medley of shops and offices, including jewelers, cobblers and barbers. — — Map (db m232979) HM
Postal records indicate, that the earliest mail delivery was carried by horse back in 1824, this station was known as Madison Court House. Later, with the completion of what is now known as State Road 38 mail delivery was made at . . . — — Map (db m164186) HM
In 1837 Joseph Parrett caused to be surveyed
and platted 42 lots on the north bank of Eel
River and named the town Springfield. Also
in 1837 a post office was established and
named Whitley by the department, there being
another . . . — — Map (db m226447) HM
David Mackey, a local carpenter, built this house between 1868 and 1871. He lived in this home until 1876. Mackey also ran a butcher shop and served as mayor of West Branch in 1879 and postmaster in 1885. Built several years before his birth, this . . . — — Map (db m87736) HM
Originally built as a watch house (wacht stube), in 1860, this structure has been used for a variety of purposes. The umbrella shop (schirm shop) was housed in this building for a period of time. Later the building housed the farmers' chicken shed . . . — — Map (db m90208) HM
8:00 AM, August 24, 1954. 509 people, 471 horses, 40 covered wagons. Overnight stops at Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, Monroe, and Des Moines. Caravan traveled 114 miles in 4 days to officially open the Centennial Iowa State Fair, August 28, 1954. 1854 . . . — — Map (db m295700) HM
Over the years, this building has housed several businesses including "furnishing goods," a tailor shop, a piano store, a jewelry store, a bank, and an abstract office.
In 1864, the post office was in a wooden structure on this lot.
For . . . — — Map (db m72804) HM
This building's uses have included a boot and shoe shop, a meat market, a second hand furniture store, a dry cleaner, a Coast to Coast store, restaurants, a fitness center, and a quilt supply mail-order business.
In 1886 a shoemaker had a shop . . . — — Map (db m72531) HM
In 1869, a wood frame building stood on this lot, serving as a book store and the post office. The current brick building has housed a general store, a men's clothing store, and a chiropractic office in the front section of the main floor. From . . . — — Map (db m72811) HM
Completed in 1897, Charles Lothholz was responsible for construction of this building. The original businesses at this location included the Kaw Valley State Bank, a general store and a barber shop. The second story with a 250-seating capacity was . . . — — Map (db m76474) HM
This noted U.S. Army post was established in 1865 as a headquarters for troops given the task of protecting military roads, guarding the mails and defending construction crews on the Union Pacific Railway. Fort Hays also served as a major supply . . . — — Map (db m59207) HM
When the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division reached Hays City in October, 1867, this site became the temporary starting point of the Santa Fe Trail until mid-1868. The Five-Mule Concord Coaches of the Santa Fe Mail Company left here daily on . . . — — Map (db m96493) HM
Eager for word from loved ones back home, people gathered at the St. Francis Hotel when the mail wagon arrived. The right, upright section of this building was the original limestone St. Francis Hotel, Nicodemus' first stone building along the . . . — — Map (db m154732) HM
The stump before you is all that is left of a grand old oak tree that was about 270 years old when it died in 1990. The tree, which once stood 80 feet high, was located in the campground used by Santa Fe Trail travelers. It is said to have been . . . — — Map (db m44960) HM
Seneca, in 1938, was a city awakening from the Great Depression; the construction of a new post office was a sign that things were improving. This Colonial Revival building is noteworthy for its lobby mural painted in 1940 under a New Deal arts . . . — — Map (db m55790) HM
The cavalry company are used entirely for escorting the mails between this post and Fort Dodge 55 miles west and Fort Zarah 33 miles east. The mails come and depart twice a week.
William Forwood, captain, Fort Larned post surgeon, . . . — — Map (db m95846) HM
This building was built in 1924 by Albert Carlson. In 1935 it was purchased by the Schuler family and operated as Schuler's Grocery Store until the mid 1960's. It provided goods for its customers and operated as a neighborhood gathering place, . . . — — Map (db m64976) HM
This building is the original First Post Office west of the Allegheny Mountains. General Thomas Barbee commissioned first Post Master, August 20, 1792. Logs moved from Walnut Street to Constitution Square. Dedicated to the State of Kentucky by the . . . — — Map (db m121725) HM
This original building built pre-1792, served as the first office west of the Alleghenies. On August 20, 1792, Thomas Barbee was commissioned postmaster. The first mail was received on November 3, 1792. The post office was moved here from its . . . — — Map (db m121726) HM
[English] The first post office opened here in 1910 with Mollie Shrope as post master. [Español] La primera oficina de correo abrió en 1910 con la Sra. Mollie Shrope como oficial de . . . — — Map (db m310550) HM
Washington, Kentucky
First post-office for North-West Territory.
Mail distributed to seven states. 1789
Placed by
”Washington Study Club” — — Map (db m123609) HM
Built 1911 as Federal Court House and Post Office, expanded in 1931. Remained in use as federal Building until 1972. Has housed Shreve Memorial Library's central branch since 1970s. Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1974, when interior . . . — — Map (db m109763) HM
An excellent architectural example of Renaissance Eclecticism, this building was erected in 1894 as the U.S. Post Office. Renovated in 1935 it served as City Hall until 1955, when it was leased and remodeled by a private men's club. — — Map (db m87789) HM
The first official air mail flight between cities in the United States landed on the LSU athletic field April 10, 1912. After taking off from the City Park Race Course in New Orleans, aviator George Mestache flew a monoplane with a 32-pound pouch of . . . — — Map (db m87473) HM
This post office was originally located at Colomb in St. James Parish from 1889 to 1915 when it was discontinued. It was later named Romeville Post Office.Post offices emerged inside of commissaries where people congregated and visited monthly for . . . — — Map (db m112059) HM
Although a United States Post Office was established in New Iberia in 1814, local postal facilities were housed in rented space throughout the 19th century. In march 1899, through the efforts of Congressman Robert Broussard of New Iberia, congress . . . — — Map (db m87094) HM
Sarah Jane Richmond, born in 1869, was appointed as
Grambling's first Postmistress on April 16, 1907, a post
she held for four years. She was also a founding
member of Grambling's first Chapter of the Order of
Eastern Star in 1944. Sarah's . . . — — Map (db m159071) HM
Farmers from the north side of the Red River parked their wagons at Jessie Johnston's General Merchandise and Wagon Lot before they caught the ferry to Alexandria. 1905: Albert Rush and Jesse M. Kees purchased the store and continued to operate at . . . — — Map (db m129573) HM
Built in the 1880s by Emar Andrepont, this building is typical of an old "general" country store. Originally built in the rural St. Landry Parish community of Prairie Ronde, the store operated for nearly 100 years. It was first owned by Emar, and . . . — — Map (db m107923) HM
Chartered in 1919, the Bank of Addis was constructed the following year on land purchased from William Gassie, Jr., one of the original bank shareholders. In 1925 the Bank became a branch of the Port Allen Bank and Trust Company. Following the Stock . . . — — Map (db m85000) HM
Augusta's "Castle"! When first opened in 1890, the Portland Transcript called 295 Water Street "one of the most picturesque public buildings that the government has bestowed upon any city in the Union." Built of Hallowell . . . — — Map (db m111133) HM
Long before the arrival of the first settlers, this area of the Kenduskeag served as a travel route and encampment site for Native Americans, hunters, trappers and explorers, and the young village of Condeskeag grew in the late 18th century . . . — — Map (db m110593) HM
The Post Office and Customs House was built in 1857. Until then offices were housed in various businesses around town. The building still has many original features, including ornate fireplaces and iron fireproof shutters. Post . . . — — Map (db m59494) HM
Originally this Federal style, brick home was undadorned when built by George Washington Bourne in 1826. The main structure is brick. Following a fire in 1852 which destroyed the original barn, Bourne decided to rebuild it. He added . . . — — Map (db m186343) HM
Years before St. Michael’s Church was built,
Meshach Frost and his wife Catherine purchased
this property in 1812. When the Frosts bought the
property, construction of the National Road was
already underway. They soon found they were
feeding . . . — — Map (db m3551) HM
Years before St. Michael's Church was built, Meshach Frost and his wife Catherine purchased this property in 1812. When the Frosts bought the property, construction of the National Road was already underway. They soon found they were feeding and . . . — — Map (db m199913) HM
This structure, designed by James A. Wetmore and completed in 1932, is the second post office to occupy this site. Erected at a cost of $3.3 million, the neo-classical building, with its marble halls and paneled court-rooms, contained the most . . . — — Map (db m6160) HM
The Western Maryland Rail Road Station at Glyndon was built in 1895 of Baltimore County white marble with a red tile roof. Destroyed by fire on December 24, 1903, the building was replaced in 1904 with the present brick structure. On June 7, . . . — — Map (db m82281) HM
The building in which the Gun Shack is now located was built in 1912 as the Mount Airy Post Office (shown on the left). The 3rd Floor of this building was the second site of the Mount Airy Telephone Exchange. The building has been the home to . . . — — Map (db m199417) HM
In the United States was inaugurated by the post office department on December 20, 1899 covering the whole of Carroll County and small parts of adjacent counties with Westminster as the central distributing point. — — Map (db m3023) HM
Built in 1888, this Queen Anne building was constructed to house the Valley Saving Bank (VSB) until 1923, and then served as a U.S. Post Office until the 1960s. When the Post Office relocated, the building began functioning as a private residence. . . . — — Map (db m107653) HM
In many ways the Town of Oakland owes its early development as one of Garrett County's largest towns and as the county seat to the arrival of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. In 1851 the railroad meandered through the Youghiogheny Glades on its way . . . — — Map (db m252035) HM
In 1842, William Wall opened a store on this site. In 1874 a U.S. post office was opened in his store, and the area became known as Wall's Crossroads. The original store burned down and the current buliding was erected in 1905. The post office . . . — — Map (db m188126) HM
Erected in ca. 1798, the Federal style Bentley House was the first substantial structure to be built in Brookeville. In 1814 it was the home of Caleb and Henrietta Bentley. Caleb was the town's first postmaster and merchant, and the house includes . . . — — Map (db m76398) HM
In 1887, the Metropolitan Investment and Building Company laid out the town, named after Robert W. Garrett, President of the B. & O. Railroad. It was to be primarily residential, a short commuter train ride to Washington, D.C. Now, over one hundred . . . — — Map (db m103292) HM
1720: Original land grant of 2550 acres from George III
1760: Area known as Fair Hill after first house built
1800: Olney House built and named after Olney England
1826: Mechanicsville P.O. established at Fair Hill, . . . — — Map (db m179230) HM
Silver Spring During the Civil War
If you has used our post office between 1937 and 1981 you would have seen a mural depicting a possible Civil War scenario.
Opened on March 1, 1937, the Georgian Revival style Silver Spring post office at . . . — — Map (db m76411) HM
[Panel 1:] Blair Mansion: Silver Spring
Prior to the development of modern Silver Spring, this immediate area was a bucolic, rural landscape in a portion of Montgomery County then known as Sligo. The property was owned by Francis . . . — — Map (db m23488) HM
In 1860 James Holland purchased this land and built the general store that still stands today. Located at the intersection of the toll roads to Baltimore and Olney, the store was at the heart of a community that became known as Holland's Corner. . . . — — Map (db m49924) HM
In May 1918, the first U.S. Airmail was inaugurated using Army pilots and planes. Three months later, the Post Office Department took over the operations and started the first postal airmail service from College Park on August 12, 1918. Max Miller . . . — — Map (db m115073) HM
The following notable events occurred on this airfield
1909 - Wilbur Wright instructed first flying officers of Signal Corps, U. S. Army
1911 - First Army flying school established here
First bombsite tested from an aircraft
1912 - . . . — — Map (db m115074) HM
On August 12, 1918, a typical warm and muggy summer day, the Post Office Department began regular U.S. Air Mail Service from College Park Airfield to New York City using civilian pilots and aircraft. The airmail route consisted of College Park, . . . — — Map (db m190461) HM
The Smith's Island community of Ewell was known only as North-End during the first 228 years before it received its first post office in 1885. The name of the new post office was given by the Postmaster of Drum Point, Benjamin Franklin Marsh, who . . . — — Map (db m302034) HM
The original water-powered textile mill. "Clifton factory," built in 1812, was rebuilt as a flour mill in 1900 by John Thomas Cecil. Historic district also includes Cecil's Country Store and post office built in 1906. — — Map (db m16792) HM
Prison authorities provided a bulletin board just inside the pen near the camp post office for posting war news and prison announcements of a general nature. The bulletin board provided notice to those prisoners who received letters and packages . . . — — Map (db m297372) HM
Telling the story of the beginning of the village from the early 1700's through the mid-20th century with exhibits of the social, economic, & political life of the people who lived in the village and neighboring countryside . . . — — Map (db m190261) HM
This store was built by Joshua Brattan before 1838 and at that time was just one story, measuring 16' × 22'. Unlike most buildings in town it was built with a basement. In 1850 it was purchased by Thomas Taylor who had worked at a clerk in the . . . — — Map (db m190265) HM
Early tenants included the U.S. Post Office, New England Telephone and Telegraph, Cape and Vineyard Electric Co., Barnstable County National Bank, F.W. Woolworth, & W.T. Grant. The West Barnstable Brick Company provided Many Of The Original . . . — — Map (db m142677) HM
This tavern played an important role in Attleboro's early history. One such event was the organizational meeting of the "Washington Rifle Corps" 4th Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 5th Division. On June 24, 1815, an "L" of the tavern was dedicated for the . . . — — Map (db m251605) HM
The city's main post office was built in 1916. In October 1991, it was closed when the post office was moved to Pleasant Street. The Park Street building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, was sold to the City of Attleboro on . . . — — Map (db m251600) HM
Populated by members of the Morse family since the early 1700's, this section of Foxborough was known as Morseville. By 1737, Jedediah Morse had dammed the Neponset River forming Crack Rock Pond and built both a saw mill and a bloomery forge near . . . — — Map (db m55879) HM
Originally settled as Paineburgh, taking its name from the many members of the Paine family who settled here, this section of Foxborough had a strong sense of community with its own elementary school, chapel, railroad station and Post Office. . . . — — Map (db m55870) HM
In 1672, King Charles II decreed a mail system to aid communication between the colonies. Once a month, a rider on horseback delivered saddlebags marked for each town along the route from New York to Boston. Fees for delivering mail were assessed . . . — — Map (db m260339) HM
This road is the first mail route in North America, established in 1673 by King Charles II of England. In 1767, while Benjamin Franklin was Postmaster General, mileage was marked out with stone markers from Boston to New York City. — — Map (db m18561) HM
New Richmond got its start in 1836, when three eastern investors, led by John Allen of Ann Arbor, arranged to found a city here. John Allen, a Virginian by birth, purchased 2240 acres in Allegan County on the north side of the Kalamazoo River just . . . — — Map (db m73573) HM
Established in 1876, this building has served as a store and post office and as the village's center of business and social life. Hemingway frequented it both as a boy and as a young man. He described its "high false front" in his story "Up in . . . — — Map (db m98008) HM
In 1934 the U.S. Government purchased this property to build the New Gladstone Post Office. The Architect was Louis Simon, the Engineer was George O Van Nerta. The General Contractors were Victor and John Jacobson from Duluth Minnesota. There were . . . — — Map (db m285744) HM
This location served as the post office for Petoskey from 1918 until 1962 when it was decided that Petoskey needed a new facility due to the growth of the surrounding townships. The post office was razed and the location moved to 216 State Street. . . . — — Map (db m97978) HM
Musgrove Evans built this dwelling in 1826. It is the oldest frame house in
Tecumseh and believed to be the oldest still standing in Lenawee County. Evans was a pioneer settler in this area. He platted the village of Tecumseh, served as its first . . . — — Map (db m159742) HM
Natural features have often played a role in the naming of communities. One such settlement was Big Rock. Named after a massive boulder, this hamlet was located at the crossroads of present-day M-32 and Thornton Road. Seth Gillet became the first . . . — — Map (db m33279) HM
The original house was built on this site in 1825 for Dr. Ezekiel Webb, Farmington's first physician. Dr. Webb was appointed as Farmington's first postmaster in 1826. This house served as a Post Office, physician's office and as a residence for the . . . — — Map (db m85098) HM
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