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NARA page 472 · Record date: 1902

Post office establishment application

Office / subject as indexed: Florence

Alternate / proposed name: Elkhart (original proposed name)

Issued February 4; signed February 27, 1902 by Wm. H. Kelley; March 6 receipt stamp. Elkhart crossed out and replaced by Florence. Near route 11114, Clifton Mills-Wirsing, Pennsylvania, three times weekly; requests special supply from Bruceton Mills. Lists Wirsing, Clifton Mills, Cheat River, Big Sandy Creek, B&O and Pennsylvania railroads; population served 50-75.

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NARA page 473 · Record date: 1902

Map / naming alternatives

Office / subject as indexed: Florence

Alternate / proposed name: Elkhart; Clinton; Denver; Prospect

Associated with page 472; July 30, 1902 Topographer receipt. Diagram headed Elkhart; Florence written in margin. Additional proposed names listed below: Clinton, Denver, Prospect and Florence. Shows proposed site, Wirsing, Pennsylvania, Clifton Mills, Brandonville, Bruceton Mills, Cheat River, Big Sandy Creek and Mason-Dixon line.

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