Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2018.101.4 |
Object Name |
Clipping, Newspaper |
Reference code |
US SPHi 2018.101.4 |
Title |
South Portland's mail force sees city double in 26 years |
Date |
1927 |
Scope & Content |
History of the South Portland post office. Originally, there were post offices throughout the city - at Cape Elizabeth Depot, Ferry Village, Cape Elizabeth Center (South Portland Heights), Bowery Beach, Willard, Knightville and Cash Corner. Residents would pick up their mail from their local post office. When the offices united, they chose Knightville for its central location and mail delivery began. The first force was made up of a superintendent, a clerk, six carriers, and three rural free delivery carriers. In 1927, there are 17 men; the superintendent is George F. Hoyt. Published in the Portland Evening Express, October 25, 1927. Included are pictures of the mail force in 1907 and in 1927. Upper photo, 1907 - back row (left to right): C.W. Peterson, Joseph Dearborn, W.B. Sterling, and Cyrus E. Sawyer. Front row: I.N. Stanley, Charles O. Spear, H.G. Redlon, and James F. Harrington. Lower photo, 1927 - back row: Clarence Skillings, William Earles, Frank Staples, Charles Peterson, James F. Harrington, James B. McGonagle, Joseph Dearborn, B.E. Chesley, Frederick W. Berntsen, and Lawrence Brewster. Front row: George Collins, Archie Brewer, Chester Sanborn, John J. McCarthy, Superintendent Hoyt, I.N. Stanley, George B. Rand, Alliston Gardner, and Luke Whalen. |
Search Terms |
South Portland Post Office |
Subjects |
Mail Mailmen Letter carriers Post offices |
People |
Harrington, James F. |
Site # |
192 |
Site Name - For More Information |
South Portland Post Office |