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NARA page 659 · Record date: 1878

Post office establishment application

Office / subject as indexed: Tannery

Signed May 7, 1878; received May 13, with topographer stamp May 29. Proposed postmaster George H. Trembley (surname spelling uncertain); certified by Jno. P. Jones at Portland. Portland Township. Route 12269, Portland–Bruceton Mills, three trips weekly; contractor George H. Burk. Site 3 miles west of route; proposed service leaves at Willey and rejoins at Portland. Willey 3 miles north, Portland 6 miles southeast. Site 3 1/2 miles east of Cheat River and 1/8 mile east of Roaring Creek; population 100. Map on page 660.

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NARA page 660 · Record date: 1878

Post office location map

Office / subject as indexed: Tannery

Reverse of page 659; year from application. Shows proposed Tannery office, Willey, Preston Tannery, Portland, roads, and railroad. Tannery–Willey marked 3 miles and Tannery–Portland 6 miles; alternative Portland–Willey road distances also annotated. No independent map date.

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