Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2021.016.54 |
Object Name |
Clipping, Newspaper |
Reference code |
US SPHi 2021.016.54 |
Title |
Neighborhood changes name, 1887 |
Date |
1887 |
Scope & Content |
The name of the post office in Ferry Village has been changed to South Portland. This came about from the suggestion of the Cape Elizabeth Sentinel. Residents liked the idea, the Postmaster General was petitioned, and the name change was granted. Last Wednesday, the postmaster Albert Thurrell was notified. - Published in the Bangor Daily Whig & Courier, August 16, 1887. - Published in the Portland Daily Press, August 13, 1887. |
Search Terms |
South Portland Post Office Ferry Village |
Subjects |
Postmasters |
People |
Thurrell, Albert E. |
Site # |
192 |
Site Name - For More Information |
South Portland Post Office |