Preston County postal records
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Alternate or proposed names as indexed: Cascade Falls (application heading); Cascade Falls (associated heading)
Dates below identify the documents, not the office’s full operating period. Applications and proposed site changes should not be read as confirmed establishment or relocation dates. Original spellings and qualifications are retained in the checked index notes.
NARA page 404 · Record date: 1942
Office / subject as indexed: Cascade
Signed May 8, 1942 by Paul E. McKinney; received May 9. West Virginia Route 7; B&O station at Masontown. Lists Deckers Creek, Masontown and Greer; Monongalia County one mile away. Star-route mail from Terra Alta and Morgantown.
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NARA page 405 · Record date: 1913
Office / subject as indexed: Cascade
Signed February 5, 1913; signature appears to read Charles C. Clear. Proposed move 90 yards northeast. Lists Monongahela River, Deckers Creek, Masontown, Sturgisson and Morgantown & Kingwood Railroad at Cascade. Received February 7 and March 15.
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NARA page 406 · Record date: 1913
Office / subject as indexed: Cascade
Associated with page 405 (date from form). Circular sketch shows Masontown, Sturgissons, M&K Railroad and Deckers Creek in relation to proposed Cascade office site.
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NARA page 407 · Record date: 1908
Office / subject as indexed: Cascade
Alternate / proposed name: Cascade Falls (application heading)
Issued April 4, 1908; received April 25. C. C. Clear written above F. E. Greer, care of Masontown postmaster. Heading Cascade Falls; response names Cascade. M&K Railroad and Cascade station 40 rods west; Deckers Creek 20 rods west. Lists Masontown and Cheat River; population served 75.
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NARA page 408 · Record date: 1908
Office / subject as indexed: Cascade
Alternate / proposed name: Cascade Falls (associated heading)
Continuation of page 407; received June 3, 1908. Valley Township; signed proposed postmaster C. C. Clear and Masontown postmaster Jas. F. Watson. Shows Morgantown, Cascade railroad station and proposed office, Masontown office and station, Deckers Creek and M&K Railroad.
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