Postal Mail and Philately
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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMK34_main-post-office_San-Jose-CA.html
This beautiful building was designed by Ralph Wyckoff to house San Jos?'s Main Post Office. It was built as a W.P.A. project in 1933 and is a prime example of Depression-Era federal construction. The terra cotta work on the building's exterior is particular…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMKVA_red-rock-post-office_Red-Rock-AZ.html
Established June 14, 1887. A small conicalred peak gave Red Rock its name. Red Rockwas a major cattle shipping point via theS.P. Railroad. This post office celebrated itsCentennial in June 1987
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HML88_montpelier-flag-stop_Montpelier-Station-VA.html
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 postmaste…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMLM6_worlds-first-mailbox_Castel-Gandolfo-Lazio.html
Citt? di Castel GandolfoIl 23 Novembre 1820Il Consiglio Comunale di Castel GandolfoComposto daPaolo Mallozzi - LuogotenenteMarco Troiani - Capo PretoreCandido Marazzi - PretoreFilippo Albenzi - PretoreE dai consiglieriStefano Evangelisti · Giuseppe T…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMLQ9_1862-post-office_Memphis-TN.html
On June 6, 1862 Memphis surrendered to Federal gunboats. The only resistance by citizens occurred here as a shot was fired at the soldiers hoisting the U.S. flag over the post office.
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMM9N_old-post-office_Williams-AZ.html
Beginning in 1926, this vintage 1907 building served as the U.S. Post Office for 36 years. This was one of the many structures built by Cormick E. Boyce, who arrived in 1881 as a freight hauler and became one of the area's leading merchants and ranchers. He…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMN85_post-office_Burlington-NC.html
During the 1870's and 80's, this building served as a community post office. The building has been restored and displays "pigeon holes" which are compartments used to sort the mail.
The building on the right is a smoke house. It dates back to the 1850's …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMNPA_former-federal-court-building-and-post-office_Columbus-OH.html
When it was completed in 1887, this building was the first federal district courthouse and post office specifically built for those purposes in the city. A magnificent example of the Romanesque Revival style, the building was more than doubled in size betwe…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMNZ8_united-states-post-office_Daytona-Beach-FL.html
This Property Has BeenPlaced On TheNational RegisterOf Historic PlacesBy The United StatesDepartment of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HMOCP_u-s-post-office-building_Osceola-AR.html
Constructed in 1915, this building served as the post office on the Cotton Highway until 1936. County Judge S.L. Gladish made sure that the Post Office contained European tiles like those used in the then-new courthouse. The building later housed a pool hal…