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Poplar Bluff Postoffice
Civic
1850s
c. 1850
at the end of the old county bridge, Poplar Bluff
Verbatim Passage from Source
"The postoffice was established on February 27, 1850, with J. A. Gilley as postmaster. He was soon after succeeded by Jacob C. Blount, who kept the postoffice in a small cabin at the end of the old county bridge."
— Source: Goodspeed's History of Southeast Missouri (referenced c. 1850)
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What We Know From This Source
The first post office in Poplar Bluff, managed by J.A. Gilley and then Jacob C. Blount.
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