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Niles was shore's only post office 111 years ago: Later mail came via Evanston; Wilmette got own service in 1870

Publication
Wilmette Life, 18 Sep 1947, 75th anniversary supplement, p. 2
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Media Type
Newspaper
Text
Item Type
Articles
Notes
Description of the development of mail service in the Wilmette area with a list of its early postmasters and their dates of service.

Date of Publication
18 Sep 1947
Subject(s)
Personal Name(s)
Dingee, Samuel S. ; Drury, Edwin ; Hess, W. E. ; Kinney, William H. ; McDaniel, Alexander ; Mueller, Max ; O'Connell, Herbert L. ; Orr, Lea J. ; Schantz, Joseph E.
Corporate Name(s)
Buck-Eye Tavern ; Evanston (Ill.) ; Stephens Wool Company ; Wilmette (Ill.)
Local identifier
Wilmette.News.267227
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Illinois, United States
    Latitude: 42.07225 Longitude: -87.72284
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to United States law. No restrictions on use.
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