Original Circus Site / First Post Office / Country Stores

Original Circus Site

The Escalante Circus placed its tent here for its annual performance. The circus parade started here, moved east to Ward, north to Warner, west to Wintersberg (now in Huntington Beach) and returned.

First Post Office

In 1899 a Post Office ...

First Post Office Site

Here at what was once known as Hatterman's Point, in the early years, John Cornthwaite Hector settled and had a store built, completed in 1880 by carpenter U. D. Henderson of Eau Gallie.

Hector was described as "tall, heavy-set, with ...

First Las Vegas Post Office

John Steele, one of the original L. D. S. missionaries, secured a mail grant for the Las Vegas Mission. The documents to establish the Post Office, and, appointing William Bringhurst Postmaster, were brought from Salt Lake City by Benjamin H ...

First Post Office

Near this site in 1833, the log store of John S.C. Hogan, was this section’s only post office, serving settler from miles around. Eastern mail was delivered once a week from Niles, Michigan.

Erected by

Chicago’s Charter Jubilee

Authenticated by Chicago Historical Society

1937

City ...

First Post Office Site

On this corner, in a long building, was Richland’s first post office and a shoe shop. John Audulph, son of Henry Audulph, first settler, was appointed postmaster of Chisholm, Apr. 16, 1839. Six months later, Nov. 26, 1839, Chisholm became ...

The First Post Office

1877

According to early sources, the first post office in DeLand was in the rear of the Jordan & Lancaster store on West Indiana Avenue somewhere "between Woodland Boulevard and Florida Avenue." Dr. G. W. Lancaster, DeLand's first druggist, was also ...

First Post Office in Springfield

Near this spot was located the first post office in Springfield, in a one story, hewed log cabin, occupied by John Polk Campbell, who was appointed postmaster, Jan. 3, 1834. Mail was brought on horseback twice a month from Harrison's ...

First Larkfield Post Office

Site of first

Larkfield Post Office – 1896

in Chester Smith’s Store.

Moved across street in 1909.

In 1910, it was re-named

East Northport.

In memory of

Frank G. Becher

Marker is on Vernon Valley Road, on the left when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

First Post Office in Chester

Site of First Post Office in Chester was located in a small building here in 1794. James Wickham, postmaster

Marker is on Brookside Avenue (New York Route 17M) 0.1 miles from Academy Avenue (New York Route 94), on the right.

Courtesy ...

First Settlement and Post Office

One fourth mile east from this point is the site of the first settlement in 1857 and the first Post Office in 1876 of St. Petersburg, then called Pinellas.

Marker is at the intersection of 4th Street South and Bayside Drive ...