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SCIOTO BRIDGE POST OFFICE (1837-Aft. 1853) |
Postal service in Scioto Township dates
back to June 6, 1837 with the establishment of the Scioto Bridge Post
Office which was located at Harry Rigger's tavern at the intersection of
SR-36 and SR-257. The mail was carried in on horse and later by
stagecoach. The USGS further reports this post office was
discontinued on
February 3, 1842.
Yet, further research finds multiple
sources referencing Scioto Bridge Post Office much later than
1842.
The United States Post Office Guide, published in
1851, lists Scioto Bridge in Delaware Co., Ohio
with Napoleon B Arthur as postmaster. This same book
indicates Scioto Bridge and Little Mill Creek Post Office share
the same route as follows... "From Delaware, by Scioto Bridge,
Little Mill Creek, Marysville, Milford Centre, Woodstock and
Brinton, to Urbana, 40 miles and back, twice a week to Milford
Centre, and once a week residue. Leave Delaware every
Tuesday and Friday at 5 a.m., arrive at Milford Centre same days
by 12 m. Leave Milford Centre every Tuesday at 2 p.m.,
arrive at Urbana same day by 9 p.m. Leave Urbana every
Wednesday at 5 a.m., arrive at Milford Centre same day by 12 m.
Leave Milford Centre every Wednesday and Friday at 2 p.m.,
arrive at Delaware same days by 9 p.m.".
The trip from
Delaware to Urbana took 19 hours. Today, by car, the trip
is 1 hour 5 minutes.
Again, Scioto Bridge Post Office is
mentioned in the book, United States Post Office Directory and
Postal Guide, published in 1853. This
1853 printing identifies Cyrus Sprague as postmaster.
The
Scioto Bridge Post Office is identified in the book, Pronouncing
Gazetteer or Geographical Dictionary of the World published by
J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1856. It merely
says "Scioto Bridge, a post-office of Delaware Co., Ohio".
There's more to learn about the Scioto Bridge Post Office.
When did it close? Who were all the postmasters?
With regards to postmasters, we now know...
1851,
Napoleon B. Arthur
1853, Cyrus Sprague |
| LITTLE MILL CREEK
POST OFFICE (1842-1854) |
| The post office at Fairview, Ohio, known as
Little Mill Creek Post Office, dates from Feb. 3, 1842.
John Weaver, an
early post master at this locale, sheds light on this post
office in a letter he wrote to the Delaware Semi-Weekly Gazette
that was published on May 1, 1903 saying "The name of our town
was Fairview, but the name of the post office was Little Mill
Creek, there being another Fairview post office in this state".
This post office was discontinued on October 2, 1854 when the
post office was opened at Ostrander. |
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| HART'S SPRING POST OFFICE
(1858-1918) |
| The Harts Springs Post Office was established on June
25, 1858. It was renamed to the White Sulphur Post Office on July 15,1858.
B.H. Willis served as postmaster at some point between 1858 and 1880.
(1) This
post office was discontinued on June 29, 1918. (4) |
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| WARRENSBURG POST OFFICE
(1885-1901) |
| Millville found it necessary to change their name when it
was decided to place a Post Office in this locale due to the fact that
another P.O. had already been established with the name.
Therefore, the P.O. was established as Warrensburgh on August 26, 1885. It was renamed to the Warrensburg
Post Office on December 1, 1894. Due to the introduction of rural
route delivery, the P.O. was discontinued on September
30, 1901. (4) |
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| LYBRAND POST OFFICE
(1898-1901) |
| Lybrand Post Office was established on February
21, 1898. Service was discontinued on September 30, 1901. (4)
Don Wilson, retired Postmaster, found the Lybrand Post Office receipt
book in the back of a closet at the Ostrander P.O. He placed it in
the care of the Delaware County Historical Society. |
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| CRAWFORD
MILLS (early 1800's) |
| Although Crawford Mills was never officially a
post office, mail was directed to this location in the early
days. A mail route from Delaware to Bellefontaine was
planned and a post office was planned at this location at
SR-37 and SR-257, but the route following the Delaware
Marysville Pike was selected instead and hence the formation
of the Scioto Bridge Post Office. |
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OSTRANDER POST OFFICE |
One of the earliest postmaters of the Ostrander
Post Office was William C. Winget who operated the post office
out of his store that sat on the southwest corner of Main and
Henry Street. Yet, Mr. Winget was the second postmaster of
the Ostrander Post Office and was not appointed until 1863.
Michael C. Bean who served as the last postmaster at Little Mill
Creek Post Office continued to serve as the postmater in
Ostrander until 1863. Did the post office continue in
Fairview and just have it's name changed... or did it move 1/2
mile south near Ostrander Station. If so, where was it
located?
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| FRANK COE'S
1956 RECOLLECTION OF POST
OFFICE HISTORY |
| There was also a Post Office established
at Millville in 1885, the name later changed to Warrensburg and
discontinued Oct. 1, 1901, when Rural Route No. 1 was established to serve
this territory.
There was also a Post Office at Lybrand which was discontinued at the
same time and for the same reason. Kirwan K. Kalb was appointed
Rural Carrier on Route No. 1 when it was established Oct. 1, 1901 and
served until his death May 1, 1926. Edgar C. Millburn (substitute)
carried that route until June 13, 1927 when as the result of a Civil
Service Examination, Floyd E. Prouty received his appointment as carrier
on that route. At this writing (1956), he is still carrying the
route which has of course been extended to take in other patrons many
times. The original length was 22 miles and it is now 51+ miles.
A petition was circulated for a route south of the village and as a
result Route No. 2 was established April 1, 1904. Harry Cratty was
the first carrier and Edward M. Laird (substitute). Mr. Cratty was
replaced by H.N. Latimer in 1911 and resigned Apr. 1, 1916 to accept the
Assistant Cashiership of the Ostrander Banking Company. As the
result of the examination held to fill the vacancy, Frank R. Coe received
the appointment taking effect Sept, 18, 1916 and has served Route No. 2
since that time except for about a year in 1918-19 when he was a member of
the armed service during World War I. Other substitutes who have
served on Route No. 2 are J.A. Maugans, M.E. Miller, E.M. Coe, and C.E.
Parrott.
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Early
Ostrander Postmark
1860-1870 |
Mailed
in 1887
by Turney & Drayer |
1911
Ostrander Postmark |
Envelope
mailed to Jose Cratty, Co. L 5th N Cav., Washington D.C.
May 20, 1865 |
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Ostrander
P.O.
1936 |
Ostrander
P.O.
1975 |
Delaware Semi-Weeky
Gazette
May 1, 1903
Article places Little Mill
Creek Post Office at Fairview, Ohio |
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Little Mill Creek P.O.
(located at Fairview)
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| Aaron
Crain |
Postmaster |
02/03/1842 |
| John
Weaver |
Postmaster |
10/24/1843 |
| Joseph
Maugans |
Postmaster |
11/05/1845 |
| John
Weaver |
Postmaster |
06/15/1847 |
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Ezekiel
Rodgers |
Postmaster |
07/21/1849 |
| Michael
C. Bean |
Postmaster |
06/23/1853 |
| Ostrander
P.O. |
| Michael
C. Bean |
Postmaster |
12/19/1855 |
| William
C. Winget |
Postmaster |
01/14/1863 |
| Joseph
V. Roberts |
Postmaster |
08/25/1869 |
| LeRoy
Decker |
Postmaster |
12/14/1869 |
| William
C. Winget |
Postmaster |
09/02/1873 |
| Abner
Said |
Postmaster |
03/08/1875 |
| John
Hause |
Postmaster |
11/06/1885 |
| Calvin
B. Thompson |
Postmaster |
02/16/1887 |
| Elias
Thomas |
Postmaster |
05/20/1889 |
| William
H. Loveless |
Postmaster |
09/11/1890 |
| Arad
W. Franklin |
Postmaster |
04/13/1893 |
| Martin
L. Kalb |
Postmaster |
04/28/1897 |
| Fred
L. Decker |
Postmaster |
06/10/1914 |
| Hosea
M. Thompson |
Postmaster |
02/15/1918 |
| Edward
J. Cranmer |
Acting
Postmaster |
07/07/1924 |
| Edward
J. Cranmer |
Postmaster |
08/05/1924 |
| Fred
L. Decker |
Postmaster |
10/06/1933 |
| Clarence
R. Bell |
Acting
Postmaster |
05/31/1945 |
| Mrs.
Ethel B. Knight |
Acting
Postmaster |
08/01/1946 |
| Mrs.
Ethel B. Knight's name was changed to Mrs. Ethel B. |
| Euverard
by marriage on June 1, 1947. |
| Charles
B. Montgomery |
Acting
Postmaster |
09/30/1947 |
| Donald
W. Wilson |
Postmaster |
08/01/1949 |
| Richard
Cleveland |
Officer-In-Charge |
10/07/1977 |
| Jerry
E. Sanborn |
Officer-In-Charge |
05/08/1978 |
| Irvin
J. Von Almen |
Postmaster |
11/04/1978 |
| Marie
Hill |
Officer-In-Charge |
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| Carol
A. Kendrick |
Postmaster |
01/30/1988 |
| Richard
A. Brinkley |
Postmaster |
05/17/2003 |
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