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NARA page 655 · Record date: 1885

Post office establishment application

Office / subject as indexed: Sell

Alternate / proposed name: Alden

Issued March 18; signed March 21, 1885, by Daniel H. Sell; received March 25. Heading shows Alden with Sell crossed out; statement proposes Sell. Certified by George W. White, postmaster at White. On Aurora–St. George route, six trips weekly. White 2 miles southwest, Aurora 4 1/2 miles northeast, Eglon 3 miles east. Site 4 miles east of Cheat River and 2 miles east of Wolf Creek. B&O Rowlesburg station 11 miles away; population to be supplied 100. Map on page 656.

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NARA page 656 · Record date: 1885

Post office location map

Office / subject as indexed: Sell

Alternate / proposed name: Alden

Reverse of page 655; year from application. Diagram headed Alden, with Sell written in margin. Shows Alden on road between White and Aurora; Eglon to east and St. George to southwest. No independent map date.

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