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A post office operated under the name Nesbits Station from 1869 to 1881 and began operating under the name Nesbit in 1881. [2] In the early 1900s, an academy, two churches, and a sawmill were located in Nesbit. [3] Nesbit is located on the former Illinois Central Railroad. [4]
Pages in category "Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of March 13, 2009 [3] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [4]
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1821 - Carlo Meratti, an Italian, living in Alexandria, establishes a post office to send and receive mail to and from foreign countries. [13] 1825 - The US establishes a dead letter office. [14] 1828 - Hellenic postal service established.
Stampless letters, paid for by the receiver, and private postal systems, were gradually phased out after the introduction of adhesive postage stamps, first issued by the U.S. government post office July 1, 1847, in the denominations of five and ten cents, with the use of stamps made mandatory in 1855.
The FBI on Wednesday raided a local prosecutor's office and business in Mississippi's capital city, although officials declined to say whether Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens is ...
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.