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Several United States post offices are individually notable and have operated under the authority of the United States Post Office Department (1792–1971) or the United States Postal Service (since 1971).
The full eagle logo, used in various versions from 1970 to 1993. The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or simply the Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, its insular areas and associated states.
The United States Post Office and Courthouse is a historic building in Downtown Columbus, Ohio.The structure was built from 1884 to 1887 as the city's main post office. The building also served as a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio from its completion in 1887 until 1934, when the court moved to the Joseph P. Kinneary United States Courtho
1872: Public Library & Reading Room established at Columbus City Hall. [3] [8] 1873: The Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College opens. [2] 1874: The Ohio State Fair is permanently established in Columbus, after being held in cities throughout the state each year. [1] 1875: Union Station rebuilt. 1878. St. Joseph Cathedral building completed.
The United States Post Office Department (USPOD; also known as the Post Office or U.S. Mail) was the predecessor of the United States Postal Service, established in 1792. From 1872 to 1971, it was officially in the form of a Cabinet department. It was headed by the postmaster general.
[citation needed] When the post office was established in 1837, with Sam Petree as its first postmaster, it was discovered Ohio already had a Lewisville, so the spelling was changed to Louisville. [4] [5] Within Louisville's early days, the town competed with the fellow Nimishillen Township community of Harrisburg (also known as Barryville) for ...
A post office was established in Peoria on September 26, 1872; it was closed on August 11, 1967. [3] The mail service is now sent through the Columbus regional mail sorting facility, [3] and distributed through the Marysville and Raymond local post offices. [4]
1660 - General Post Office established in England by Charles II. [8] 1663 - England's Imperial Post Office is established in the Colony of Barbados. 1663 - Portugal's Correio-Mor das Cartas do Mar is established in Rio de Janeiro by the 7th High-Courier of the Kingdom of Portugal, Luís Gomes da Mata.