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NARA page 627 · Record date: 1872

Post office establishment application

Office / subject as indexed: Preston Tannery

Issued October 29; signed December 13, 1872 by Charles Falkenstein, proposed postmaster; certified by Jacob Barnett, Kingwood. Portland township; on route 4237, Portland to Bruceton, three times weekly. Willey 2½ miles NW, Portland 7 miles SE. Cheat River 2 miles west; on north bank of Roaring Creek. Railroad entry gives 7 miles NE from Portland on Baltimore & Ohio. About 300 people to serve. Map on page 628.

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NARA page 628 · Record date: 1872

Map / diagram

Office / subject as indexed: Preston Tannery

Reverse of page 627; year from application. Map shows Preston Tannery, Willey, Cranesville, Kingwood, Albrightsville and Portland, Roaring Creek, Cheat River, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and connecting routes. Latitude and longitude written in heading; longitude notation unclear. No separate date.

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