Post Offices in the United States: Difference between revisions

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===Post Office Gazetteer Content===
===Post Office Directory Content===
Sample of information may be contained, later years have more than earlier years:
Sample of information may be contained, later years have more than earlier years:
* Canadian Post Offices  
* Canadian Post Offices  
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* Suggestion to the public
* Suggestion to the public


===Online Gazetteers===
===Online Directories===
*1813, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924070001445 Table of post offices in the United States&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1813, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924070001445 Table of post offices in the United States&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1819, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924070000983 Table of post-offices in the United States&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1819, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924070000983 Table of post-offices in the United States&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>

Revision as of 08:20, 28 October 2019

The United States post office traces its roots to the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, on July 26, 1775.

"That a line of posts be appointed under the direction of the Postmaster general, from Falmouth in New England to Savannah in Georgia, with as many cross posts as he shall think fit."


Content[edit | edit source]

Post Office Directory Content[edit | edit source]

Sample of information may be contained, later years have more than earlier years:

  • Canadian Post Offices
  • Distances from the capital of The United States to capitals of the states and territories
  • Distribution offices
  • List of post offices arranged by state and counties
  • Laws relating to post office
  • Military commands and post
  • National cemeteries
  • National homes for disabled veterians
  • Naval yards and Stations
  • Officers of the department
  • Organization of the department
  • Post Offices arraigned in alphabetical order, showing County, state, and name of postmaster.
  • Post offices discontinued
  • Rates of postage - foreign and domestic
  • Special agents of the Post Office
  • Specimen Postage Stamps
  • Suggestion to the public

Online Directories[edit | edit source]

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