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DID YOU KNOW: Easton Postmaster

Your weekly historical fact, courtesy of the Easton Historical Society

 

DID YOU KNOW that January 27, 1801 Daniel Wheaton of Bay Road was appointed Postmaster of Easton?  The office was in a cottage just south of his home.  The prior year the first post office was located in a Bay Road inn owned by Nathaniel Wetherby, who received his appointment as Postmaster of Easton, Norton, and Mansfield from President John Adams.

About this column: Every week, the Easton Historical Society will provide an interesting fact about Easton's past. Related Topics: Did You Know and Easton

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