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Postal Mail and Philately 📭 Historical Markers
Postal history, stamps, air mail, but not the Pony Express, which has its own series under Roads and Trails.
By Keith Peterson, December 2, 2007
The Village of South Gabriel Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| On CR-322 0.1 miles east of FM-1174, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The South Gabriel Post Office opened in Postmaster Thomas Lewiston's mercantile store on Sept. 29, 1871. The village, named for the South San Gabriel River, was also called Lewiston.
Located on the Austin-Burnet Road, the hamlet soon had two . . . — — Map (db m27727) HM |
| On Main Street south of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Established in 1884, the original Marble Falls Post Office was built south of the Colorado River. William P. Cochran, appointed postmaster in 1901, built this structure in 1910 and leased it to the U. S. Government for use as a post office. It . . . — — Map (db m27396) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 2228 0.1 miles south of County Road 488, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Callahan County was created in 1858 and named for Texas Ranger James H. Callahan (1814-56). Permanent settlement of this area began after the Civil War (1861-65). Residents petitioned in 1877 for organization of county government. Callahan City, . . . — — Map (db m79859) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 1079 at County Road 429, on the left when traveling west on Road 1079. |
| | W.F. Griffin opened a bank about 1911 in this small frame building. With Griffin as a director, Paul Ramsey served as the first president. His duties included teller, cashier, loan officer and custodian. When the railroad bypassed Cottonwood, . . . — — Map (db m79976) HM |
| On North Sam Houston Boulevard north of West Hicks Street, on the right when traveling south. |
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Restored 2005-2006
as a Historic Municipal Building
Mayor – Cesar Gonzalez
Mayor Pro-tem – Joe. H. Hernandez
Commissioner – Mark Moody
Commissioner – Arnoldo Padilla
Commissioner – Valente . . . — — Map (db m119524) HM |
| On North Sam Houston Boulevard (State Highway 345) north of West Hicks Street, on the left when traveling north. |
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At the time the local community was granted its first post office in April 1907 it was known as Diaz. Because another town in Texas had previously been awarded the name Diaz by postal officials, the name of this post office was changed to San . . . — — Map (db m119537) HM |
| On Eagle Road 2.8 miles south of Sykes Road (Farm to Market Road 2936), on the right when traveling north. |
| | The farming community of Graydon flourished along the west fork of Double Bayou at the turn of the century. Benjamin F. Sterling (1831-1917), one of the earliest settlers in the area, brought his family here in 1869. He is credited . . . — — Map (db m121360) HM |
| On County Road 4401 at State Highway 204, on the right when traveling west on County Road 4401. |
| | In 1901, a new townsite was laid out on the Texas & New Orleans Railroad. Promoted by brothers Lee D. and William T. Guinn, it was named Hubb for county surveyor Hubbard S. Guinn. It was renamed Ponta (an adaptation of the Latin Ponte, which . . . — — Map (db m107325) HM |
| On 3rd Street N.W., on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Childress Post Office was established in 1887, and in 1935 this post office building was constructed on the site formerly occupied by the First Methodist Church. Reflecting the Spanish Colonial style of architecture, it features round-arched . . . — — Map (db m100180) HM |
| On Sanco Loop 2.1 miles east of Texas Highway 208, on the right when traveling west. |
| | On site of prehistoric Indian camps, in area where in 1850's Fort Chadbourne soldiers often skirmished with Indians.
One of the first settlements and second pioneer post office (established 1888) in county.
Named for the Comanche Chief . . . — — Map (db m82994) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 1929 1.3 miles east of County Road 4827, on the left when traveling east. |
| | As settlers came to the area in the late 1800s, a small farming community developed here along the Concho River. In 1905 a post office opened in the home of W.D. Cape. In 1906 J.W. Barr (d. 1964) opened a general store at this site. As the business . . . — — Map (db m116225) HM |
| On North 22nd Street west of North Main street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | W.C. Bishop of Chicago, Ill., and wealthy lumberman George N. Fletcher established the Oto (later Bar To) ranch about 1887 on Fletcher's extensive landholdings in Dawson County. A post office was opened at the ranch headquarters on May 15,1889, and . . . — — Map (db m110198) HM |
| On U.S. 183 at Lakeside Drive, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 183. |
| | In 1839 or 1840 at the junction of the La Grange - La Bahia and Victoria - Gonzales Roads (.5 miles east), Daniel Boone Friar (1800-58) built a home and store that served as a social, political, transportation, and trade center for early De Witt . . . — — Map (db m125624) HM |
| On State Highway 302 0.2 miles west of Marion Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
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Post Office established 1944 in drug store of C. J. Brown, Jr., who named it in response to U.S. Post Office Dept. request for title suitable to locality. Residents have since made history by planting shade trees. Now production hub of Permian . . . — — Map (db m72750) HM |
| On State Highway 6 0.4 miles north of Farm to Market Road 3103, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Founded in 1880 by Benjamin E. Lower, John Wesley and wife, first settlers. Lower became the first postmaster, 1880; Mrs. Wesley was second, 1882. Place was named for Pease River and E.M. Pease, Texas Governor (1853-57 and 1867-69). Second group . . . — — Map (db m81440) HM |
| On South Friendswood Drive (State Highway 518) at Spreading Oaks Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Friendswood Drive. |
| | In 1899 Friendswood recieved postal service. That year 22 year old widow Flora Knode was appointed postmaster, and residents picked up mail from her home. In 1904 Quaker Charles E. Hoover and family moved here from West Branch, Iowa. In 1906 he . . . — — Map (db m98450) HM |
| On Postoffice Street (Avenue E) east of 20th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Authorized by
The Congress of the United States
* March 4, 1854 *
Construction completed
* March 31, 1864 *
This was the first building erected
by the United States of America
for civil uses in the State of Texas
. . . — — Map (db m118965) HM |
| On 20th Street south of Postoffice Street (Avenue E), on the right when traveling north. |
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In 1854, a congressional appropriation was secured for the erection of a government building in Galveston for the customs, post office departments, the United States Court, and the United States Marshal.
Three lots on the southeast corner . . . — — Map (db m118960) HM |
| On Luckenbach Town Loop near Texas Highway 1376. |
| | Members of the Luckenbach family and other German immigrants moved here from Fredericksburg in the 1850s. They settled along Grape Creek and soon established a school for their children. The Grape Creek Post Office was in operation briefly after . . . — — Map (db m4654) HM |
| On East Foster Avenue at South Ballard Street, on the right when traveling east on East Foster Avenue. |
| | A post office was established here in 1892, and in 1902 the town of Pampa was formally platted. Following the discovery of oil in the area in 1926, Pampa experienced a population boom which created a need for a larger post office. Built in 1933-34 . . . — — Map (db m55847) HM |
| On Main Street at East Clevland Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. |
| | First settlement in county. Established as a post office in 1884 by Horatio Graves of New York, a Methodist minister. Then only county resident, he planned to found religious colony here; named place for Epworth, England, birthplace of John Wesley, . . . — — Map (db m91328) HM |
| Near Hawk Lane at Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The complex that includes the McElroy-Severn House/Stagecoach House and Onion Creek Post Office occupies a 51-acre tract of land on a high bluff above a branch leading into Onion Creek, about a quarter mile east of Buda. The post office and . . . — — Map (db m80186) HM |
| On South Waco Street (State Highway 22/171), on the right when traveling south. |
| | This renaissance revival building was constructed as the fifth location for the Hillsboro Post Office. Work was begun in 1912 and completed three years later under the direction of Architect James Knox Taylor. The building's design features a tiled . . . — — Map (db m62301) HM |
| On State Highway 7 near County Road 4700, on the right when traveling west. |
| | By the late 1850s Eli Coltharp lived beside Cochina Bayou. He opened a store and post office on the stage route west of Nacogdoches. The farm area called Coltharp Hill boasted a gin, gristmill, blacksmith and millinery shops. A school building . . . — — Map (db m29567) HM |
| On State Highway 7 near County Road 4700, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Kentuckian James Henry Hager (1822-1879) and his wife Naoma (Clark) came to Texas in the 1840s. Hager, a farmer and cabinet maker, opened a blacksmith shop and mill in Houston County. The Nacogdoches-to-Navasota stage and mail road . . . — — Map (db m29566) HM |
| On County Road 1580 0.2 miles north of State Highway 21, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Located near site of 17th-century Spanish missionary activity, this farming community had its beginnings with the settlement of the McLeans, Conners, Patton, and Gregg families, who had all arrived in the area by 1840. Originally known as Neches for . . . — — Map (db m121254) HM |
| On Park Street south of Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The U. S. Treasury Department began construction of this building in July 1917, during the country's involvement in World War I. Completed in August 1918 after a number of construction delays, it served as the city's main post office facility until . . . — — Map (db m119807) HM |
| On Lee Street (State Highway 302 Spur) at King Street, on the left when traveling east on Lee Street. |
| | Tradition says mail came from Jefferson in early days and was dropped at a saloon. Greenville Post Office was created in 1847, and occupied rented quarters until 1910, when this structure was built. Neo-classic in style, it became an important . . . — — Map (db m119712) HM |
| On County Road 182 at County Road 113, on the right when traveling east on County Road 182. |
| | Soon after Jones County organized in 1881, ranchers settled west of Skinout Mountain and established a community called Banner. In 1890, a post office named Neinda opened, with John O’Brien as postmaster. A cemetery began the following year. The . . . — — Map (db m78789) HM |
| On North 5th Street at College Street, on the left when traveling north on North 5th Street. |
| | Across the street, south, was the first building erected to house the Junction post office.
Junction's first postmaster, Mrs. Harriet Kountz, appointed 1876, at first kept the mail in her home. In 1879, her husband Dr. Ezekiel Kountz, built a . . . — — Map (db m126776) HM |
| On U.S. 377 1.1 miles north of County Road 120, on the left when traveling south. |
| | This Kimble County landmark was named for a nearby canyon from which trees were cut for telegraph poles in the mid-19th century. The store and post office were built about 1890-1900. The first commissioned postmistress was Ruth Holmes in 1900. For . . . — — Map (db m54845) HM |
| On Allison Road (Loop State Highway 291), on the right when traveling east. |
| | The community of Roosevelt began with the establishment of a post office in 1898. Although Alice Wagner applied for the post office with another name, the postal service in Washington substituted the name Roosevelt presumably in honor of Theodore . . . — — Map (db m128103) HM |
| On West Austin Street at North Market Street, on the left when traveling east on West Austin Street. |
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Used 1890-1964 by court of Eastern District of Texas. Now a museum.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark–1966 — — Map (db m110997) HM |
| On 7th Street (State Highway 35) at Avenue F (State Highway 60), on the right when traveling east on 7th Street. |
| | An election in the fall of 1894 resulted in the relocation of the Matagorda county seat from the city of Matagorda to Bay Prairie (now Bay City). D.P. Moore, the postmaster at the nearby small town of Elliott, owned property in the new town and . . . — — Map (db m96314) HM |
| On Main Street near Pecan Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Designed by U.S. Treasury Department architect James A. Wetmore, this building was erected in 1917-1918 and housed the main city post office until 1964. Sold to the city in 1973, it was the public library until 1997, when it became a tourist . . . — — Map (db m29390) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 383 south of County Road 378, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Mazeland (2½ mi. SW) was founded in 1903 when a post office and store opened on A.B. Hutchinson’s ranch. Community was probably named for the corn or “maize” which grows in the area. A one-room school, built 1 mi. W. (1904), later . . . — — Map (db m81913) HM |
| On N. Main Street (U.S. 83) north of E. Dale Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Named for Gap in Table Mountain. Established Feb. 14, 1878; post office transferred in 1882 to the town of Content 2 miles north. The one-room structure has hand-hewn cedar rafters, cedar shingle roof, and walls of roughly-hewn oak logs. Also served . . . — — Map (db m77996) HM |
| On State Highway 153 at Farm to Market Road 382, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 153. |
| | Settled in 1880's. Named for C.R. Crews, Ballinger businessman. Mrs. Betty Sims was earliest voluntary teacher–mail carrier. School was built 1890 (with the Rev. Mr. Lockhart, first teacher). Post office established 1892 in Wise & Broughten . . . — — Map (db m79248) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 2595 at Farm to Market Road 2405, on the right when traveling west on Road 2595. |
| | Originally called County Line. Name changed when general store owner R.O. Kerr applied for a post office and was granted one under name Drasco on Dec. 16, 1904. (Post office site is across street, south.) Kerr was postmaster until 1909.
First . . . — — Map (db m81910) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 345 0.1 miles west of County Road 230, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Promoters Alexander Douglas, Thomas Weatherby, and Mitus White platted the townsite of Canton in 1850 near the junction of two main roads, one leading to the county seat at Tyler. Although the post office was renamed Clopton in 1852 and the name was . . . — — Map (db m92017) HM |
| On West Lancaster Avenue at Jennings Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Lancaster Avenue. |
| | The Fort Worth Post Office was established in 1856 with pioneer settler Julian Field serving as Postmaster. The central offices were moved here in 1933 when this building was completed. Designed by the Fort Worth firm of Wyatt C. Hedrick, it . . . — — Map (db m52509) HM |
| On U.S. 82/380 0.4 miles east of Farm to Market Road 303, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In 1903, owners of land here in center of then-unorganized Terry County platted this town, secured a post office named for Spanish-American patriot Maximo Gomez, drilled a public water well, and induced merchants and citizens to move here. This was . . . — — Map (db m73481) HM |
| On West 6th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Constructed during the period 1912-1914. This building was the seventh United States post office location in Austin, Texas. The supervising architect for the Neoclassical Revival style structure was James Knox Taylor of the U.S. Treasury Department. . . . — — Map (db m26000) HM |
| | Built during the period 1877-1881 as a federal courthouse and post office, this was the sixth United States Post Office location in Austin, dating from the establishment of the first post office in Austin in 1840. The building was constructed by . . . — — Map (db m25587) HM |
| | First surveyed in the 1850s, this area attracted numerous settlers by 1868. A community grew up, and in 1880 townspeople applied for a post office. After postal authorities rejected six names, the citizens replied in disgust, “Let the post . . . — — Map (db m26161) HM |
| | This community was named for John F. Webber (1793-1882) who received a land grant in 1827 and settled in this area with his African American wife and children. A post office was established in 1846 for Webber’s Prairie, and by 1853 the name was . . . — — Map (db m25719) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 279 at Farm to Market Road 858, on the left when traveling south on Route 279. |
| | Just as Native Americans were attracted to this area because of the climate and resources, early settlers also utilized these resources. The area was originally named Clough after George W. Clough (1820-1884) who, in 1868, purchased the 640-acre . . . — — Map (db m73951) HM |
| On Wilkins Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Before the age of modern communication, the postal system was a vital link between isolated rural settlements. Early Waller County post offices were often located in a residence or general store near the local church, gristmill, cotton gin, or . . . — — Map (db m125606) HM |
| On Business U.S. 59 at East Railroad Street, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 59Business . |
| | The village of Quinan was established about 1872 on the Wharton-Richmond road. It was named for Judge George E. Quinan (1819-1893), who lived south of here on Peach Creek. A native of Ireland, Quinan served in the Texas Senate and on the state Court . . . — — Map (db m124422) HM |
| On West First Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Early mail service in Wheeler County was established at Fort Elliott. In 1879, a U.S. post office opened in the town of Mobeetie, previously known as Sweetwater. George A. Montgomery served as the first postmaster. In 1928, after the town moved . . . — — Map (db m93725) HM |
| | After James O. Rice settled in the 1850s near a spring-fed pond, the area was called “Pond Springs”. By 1854 a log school building was erected near the pond (1 Mi. N) and also served for worship and a social center. Thomas S. Rutledge . . . — — Map (db m24934) HM |
| | Samuel Mather settled here in 1849, building a grist mill on the North San Gabriel in 1852. John G. Stewart opened a store near the mill. A small log cabin was in use by 1854 for church, school and lodge meetings. A post office was established in . . . — — Map (db m125511) HM |
| On West 4th Street near Talbot Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The first post office established in this community opened in 1876 under the name Taylorville. In 1882, when the city was incorporated, it was renamed Taylor. The post office was housed in a number of locations until this structure was built in . . . — — Map (db m24950) HM |
| On Farm to Market Road 1105. |
| | Attracted to the rich farm land, immigrants from Austria, Bohemia, Germany, Moravia and Silesia came here in the 1880s-90s. This community grew around a cotton gin built about 1883. A Catholic church and school operated at nearby Corn Hill. A post . . . — — Map (db m2793) HM |
| On State Highway 302 0.1 miles west of State Highway 115, on the right when traveling west. |
| | First post office in Winkler (then part of Tom Green) County opened near here (1908) on John Howe ranch. Mail came in twice weekly to serve 300 persons.
Duval townsite, promoted all over the United States by the Pueblo Investment Co., opened . . . — — Map (db m61318) HM |
| | Desert Lake, about 8 miles east of here, was first settled in 1885 by settlers building an irrigation ditch from Huntington Creek to the townsite and a reservoir to store the water for farming. In 1896 the dam broke, nearly drowning the small town. . . . — — Map (db m129608) HM |
| On West Main Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Eureka Post Office was constructed in 1922 by the United States Government for the commercial center of the Tintic Mining District. James A. Wetmore served as “Acting Supervisory Architect.” The structure represents the only example . . . — — Map (db m75371) HM |
| On West Main Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Built circa 1894, this building served as the town post office until 1922, when a new post office building was constructed. In 1926 a merchandising company, known as "Everybody's" occupied the building. It is a good example of the commercial . . . — — Map (db m75429) HM |
| On West Main Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Constructed November 1907 – January 1908 by Henry McCullough, his two sons and son-in-law, of logs hauled 30 miles from Fillmore. Delta's first Post Office -- January 1908 - March 1912. — — Map (db m69545) HM |
| On Utah Route 46 9 miles east of U.S. 191, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The first Postal Service was established at La Sal on September 12, 1878. La Sal was made an outpost on the mail route from Salina, Utah to Ouray, Colorado. It was described as one of the strangest and most dangerous routes in the history of the . . . — — Map (db m95121) HM |
| On West Main Street (U.S. 40) at 100 West Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street. |
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"If the gable end of old Hell would blow out, it wouldn't melt the snow in six months!"
…exclaimed a frustrated and tired U.S. mail contractor who was late with his deliveries during the hard winter of 1879.
His was the disagreeable job . . . — — Map (db m114428) HM |
| On South 300 West, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This log cabin was used as the first Post Office in Salem. It was built on the east bank of the Salem Pond by George Killiam, who served as postmaster from March 1, 1872 to 1877. Harry Nelson then purchased the cabin, moved it to the southeast part . . . — — Map (db m148766) HM |
| | For many years, this building served as the Shelburne village post office before it was moved to the Museum intact, on a specially designed railroad track running down Route 7. The ground floor re-creates a late 19th-century general store, post . . . — — Map (db m109124) HM |
| On Main Ridge Road at John Al Lane, on the right when traveling south on Main Ridge Road. |
| | Spanky's Place, now an ice cream parlor with a 50's theme, is one of many businesses to occupy this site. These include Michael Thomas's store that sold stoves and propane, Jolly Jim's Restaurant, Nice's Place, and the Roadside Restaurant. It was . . . — — Map (db m106966) HM |
| On Hatton Ferry Road 0.2 miles south of Hatton Ferry Lane, on the left when traveling south. |
| | James A. Brown began operating a store and ferry at this site on rented property in the late 1870’s. In 1881 he bought the land from S. P. Gantt at which time the store became a stop on the Richmond and Alleghany Railroad. Two years later, Brown was . . . — — Map (db m12882) HM |
| On Hatton Ferry Road 0.5 miles south of Hatton Ferry Lane. |
| | History of Hatton Ferry.
The Hatton Ferry began operation in 1870, when Buckingham County authorities issued a court order to construct a public ferry across the James River to the Albemarle County lands of Thomas P. Gantt (ca. 1846-1896), a . . . — — Map (db m99392) HM |
| On Washington Boulevard (Virginia Route 237) at North Hudson Street, on the right when traveling east on Washington Boulevard. |
| | In the first half of the 20th Century, Arlington County changed from a handful of separate neighborhoods to a cohesive community with its own identity and government. The establishment of a central post office was a major factor in this . . . — — Map (db m54884) HM |
| On Tobacco Heritage Trail 1.3 miles east of Railroad Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Until about 1967, the U.S. Postal Service used the railroads to handle mail on designated routes. The mail was handled in special railroad cars usually moved on passenger trains, designated as Railway Post Office (RPO) cars. The RPOs were actually . . . — — Map (db m94359) HM |
| On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) at Wilcox Wharf Road (Virginia Route 618), on the right when traveling east on John Tyler Memorial Highway. |
| | This area was settled before 1622 by George Shinehow. Tobacco warehouses and docks were located at Swineyards and Willcox Wharf. A post office was established at Swineyards in 1848 and later located at Willcox Wharf. Landmarks have included Bethany . . . — — Map (db m9405) HM |
| On Johns Creek Road (County Route 632) at Route 601 when traveling west on Johns Creek Road. |
| | The community of Captain received its
unusual name in 1888, when a post office
was established in the home of Guy Dingus
Huffman, who had served as the captain
of Company K, 46th Virginia Infantry
Regiment, C.S.A., during the Civil . . . — — Map (db m84157) HM |
| On North Main Street (Business U.S. 15) at West Spencer Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street. |
| | William Smith was born in King George County, Virginia. Arriving in Culpeper in 1818 as a young lawyer, the married Elizabeth Bell, the eldest daughter of a Culpeper merchant, and they had 11 children (4 died in infancy). In 1825, Smith built his . . . — — Map (db m61367) HM |
| On Main Street (Virginia Route 236) east of University Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Whiteheads Mercantile & Post Office served as the grocery store and post office for the Town of Fairfax from 1895 to 1902. It was then purchased by Hugh Grafton Sauls and his brother Charles William Sauls and became Sauls Brothers Grocery from 1903 . . . — — Map (db m129152) HM |
| Near Burke Lake Road (Virginia Route 645) south of Shiplett Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This post office was originally located next to Rudy Shields Insurance Agency, more recently known as the State Farm Insurance Agency. It was located in the center of Burke and was a vital part of the community. With the support of Fairfax County . . . — — Map (db m129161) HM |
| On Lee Jackson Memorial Highway (U.S. 50) at Fair Ridge Drive, on the right when traveling west on Lee Jackson Memorial Highway. |
| | Union Loyalists at the Stewart Farm Eleanor Stewart and her son Charles, who lived in a house on this site during the Civil War, were Union Loyalists in an area dominated by Southern supporters. Their neighbors called them “Yankees.” . . . — — Map (db m53662) HM |
| On Dell Avenue east of Main Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | In December 1904, this home on Dell Avenue's “Lot No. 1” was one of six houses put up on the just-named street. Purchased by O.C. Southard, railway mail clerk, it was built as part of a partnership between R.M. Kivett and the Buckley . . . — — Map (db m114473) HM |
| On Georgetown Pike (Virginia Route 193) near Innsbruck Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Once the site of a Forestville School, this building has served the citizens of the Great Falls community for a century. Constructed alongside the Georgetown Pike in 1889, the school consisted of one room until 1911 when a second building, the . . . — — Map (db m2181) HM |
| On Hechinger Drive near Backlick Road (County Route 617), on the left when traveling east. |
| | The first Springfield Station was located on the south side of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad near this location. Built after 1851, when the railroad was completed to Henry Daingerfield's "Springfield Farm," the station was the site of a Civil . . . — — Map (db m156) HM |
| On Elk Run Road (County Route 806) 0 miles from Midland Road (County Route 610), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Settlers began to arrive in Elk Run during the early 1700s, and when Hamilton Parish was established in 1730, there were several hundred persons living in this frontier village.
A wooden Chapel existed at this site by 1740, when Prince William . . . — — Map (db m2738) HM |
| On Princess Anne Street (Business U.S. 17) just south of Hanover Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| |
Originally
U.S. Post Office
1909
— — Map (db m148534) HM |
| On Maidens Road (U.S. 522) at Maidens Loop, on the right when traveling south on Maidens Road. |
| | This area was most likely first named for "Maiden's Adventure Farm," a nearby estate mentioned in the 1755 will of John Fleming. By 1824, construction of the James River and Kanawha Canal reached Maidens Adventure.In 1825 the Maidens Adventure Dam . . . — — Map (db m86893) HM |
| On Williamsville Road at Studley Road, on the right when traveling north on Williamsville Road. |
| | Airmail service was initiated by the U.S. Post Office and the Army on 15 May 1918. Because of the danger night flying posed, airway beacons such as Studley were erected along the airmail routes between the East and West Coasts and Georgia and New . . . — — Map (db m22375) HM |
| Near RF&P Drive near Meadow Farm Drive. |
| | Government regulations required Railway Post Office cars in 1910. The RF&P owned five. American Car & Foundry built this one in 1916. Some of the first steel cars were postal cars. They were important revenue sources for the railroad. The . . . — — Map (db m28946) HM |
| On Cedar Lane at Pecan Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Cedar Lane. Reported permanently removed. |
| |
8000 — B.C. Indian occupancy.
1613 Sir Thomas Dale establishes area as “Bermuda Cittie.”
1619 — Name changes to Charles City Point.
1621 — Rev. Patrick Copeland plans to build free public school, financed by . . . — — Map (db m19605) HM |
| On Snickersville Turnpike (Virginia Route 734) at Clayton Hall Road (Virginia Route 760), on the right when traveling east on Snickersville Turnpike. |
| | Established in 1731, Bluemont was originally called Snickers Gap. The U.S. Post Office opened here in 1807. The Blue Ridge gap itself was named for Edward Snickers, the Shenandoah ferry and tavern operator who knew George Washington. Incorporated in . . . — — Map (db m157712) HM |
| Near Old Vestals Gap Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The Lanesville House has been home to just two families during the 212 years that it was occupied. Lane family descendants lived here for 162 years, from 1779-1941. Dr. Claude Moore purchased the house and land in December, 1941, and made his home . . . — — Map (db m20126) HM |
| On Old Vestals Gap Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The story of Lanesville began centuries before this house was built. Vestal's Gap Road, which runs across the park and in front of the house, began as an Indian trail used frequently for hunting and trading. The earliest documented use by colonists . . . — — Map (db m20120) HM |
| On West Street just south of Center Street (Virginia Route 28), on the right when traveling south. |
| | On of the railroad traditions of Manassas was that it was on the route of Southern Railway's Fast Mail train No. 97. The "Fast Mails" were a 19th century creation of the railroads and the U.S. Post Office Department to expedite long distance mail . . . — — Map (db m143057) HM |
| On East Main Street at Granby Street, on the left when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| | Construction of this customhouse began in 1852 and was completed in 1859, replacing an 1819 customhouse located at Water and Church Streets (now Waterside Drive and St. Paul’s Boulevard). This building was designed by Ammi B. Young . . . — — Map (db m21184) HM |
| On Richmond Road (U.S. 360) just west of Hampton Hall Road (Virginia Route 202), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Two miles northeast, at Lodge, stood the Chambers Stamp Factory, owned by the same family for our generations. Founded in Washington, D.C., about 1830 by Benjamin Chambers, Sr., an engraver and inventor of a breech-loading cannon, the company . . . — — Map (db m22491) HM |
| On Constitution Highway (State Highway 20) at County Route 693, on the right when traveling east on Constitution Highway. |
| | Train service first came to Montpelier in 1880 when the rail line from Orange to Charlottesville was completed. After 1910, a Southern Railway station agent managed the freight, passenger, and telegraph operations, and beginning in 1912, served as . . . — — Map (db m31752) HM |
| On West Tabb Street at North Union Street, on the left when traveling west on West Tabb Street. |
| | Built of Petersburg granite and constructed between 1856 and 1860, the U.S. Customs House and Post Office was designed by Ammi B. Young, architect of the U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington D.C. The decision to add the third story was . . . — — Map (db m17653) HM |
| Near Washington Street (Virginia Route 55) at Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | What we now call The Haymarket Post Office has served this community in many ways. The land was purchased by George A. Hulfish in 1883 and the structure was erected in 1885 with a recorded tax assessment of $350.
It is believed that the . . . — — Map (db m69639) HM |
| On Rock Road West 0.2 miles west of Park Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Built by John Heavin on the Wilderness Road in 1796, the Tavern served as an Inn. A settlement, including a general store, blacksmith shop, saloon, and homes grew up around it. William Baskerville acquired the property in 1827 and operated a post . . . — — Map (db m108119) HM |
| On Tidewater Trail (Virginia Route 2) 0.6 miles east of Jim Morris Road (County Route 609), on the left when traveling east. |
| | Here was Newpost, headquarters of Alexander Spotswood (Governor of Virginia, 1710-22), Deputy Postmaster General for the colonies, 1730-39. Spotswood also had an iron furnace here. — — Map (db m1658) HM |
| On Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 208) just north of Massaponax Church Road (County Road 608), on the left. |
| |
Spotsylvania County Post Mistress, Alice Coleman donated this small white building to Zion. It had previously served as the County Post Office. The building was located across the street from today's Pendleton's Hardware Store. It was moved to . . . — — Map (db m148369) HM |
| On 1st Avenue north of Marion Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Arthur A Denny
in his log cabin home on
this spot opened the first
post office of Seattle
August 27, 1853.
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This Tablet was Erected by the Washington . . . — — Map (db m99533) HM |
| On Walker St at N Rainier Ave, on the left when traveling west on Walker St. |
| | The first mail deliveries arrived by sailing bark. The company payroll of silver dollars were hauled up in a "trusty" wheelbarrow, and counted and deposited in a safe by D.L. Jackson. A barber, doctor, dentist, and telegraph/telephone operator . . . — — Map (db m112954) HM |
| On Washington Street (U.S. 340) at South George Street (Route 151), on the left when traveling west on Washington Street. |
| | Founded in 1786 by Charles Washington, brother of the President. Here John Brown was tried and convicted of treason. Home of W. L. Wilson, Postmaster General, 1896, who here started the first rural free delivery in America. — — Map (db m1650) HM |
| On South George Street (West Virginia Route 115) at Washington Street (West Virginia Route 51), on the right when traveling south on South George Street. |
| | On the site of this Post Office stood the Jefferson County Jail where John Brown and his fellow prisoners were confined after their raid on Harpers Ferry in October 1859.
After court trial John Brown was taken from the Jail here to his death on . . . — — Map (db m2027) HM |
| On Seneca Trail (U.S. 219) 0.1 miles south of Walnut Grove Lane, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Rebel postal services were formed in early 1861 under John H. Reagan, with operations commencing June 1. In contested sections of western Virginia, control of the mail often changed hands as battle lines ebbed and flowed. Southern strongholds in . . . — — Map (db m118633) HM |
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