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Often the first presence of the federal government in
communities as the nations expanded was postal service. As towns
grew, so did post offices. Many former post office buildings have
been converted to other uses, and here are those open to the public.
If you know of others, please
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Post Office Michigan - Texas |
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Post Office:
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MI
Harbor Springs
Andrew J
Blackbird Museum
368
Main St
Harbor
Springs
MI
Phone
231 526-7731
Web Site
http://www.ohwy.com/mi/b/blckbdmu.htm
Alt Web
http://www.thepeoplespaths.net/museums.html
Description
located in home and post office run by Chief
Andrew Blackbird, first
local
postmaster
Type of
Resource
House
Museum
Building
Type
Post Office
Group
Identity
Native American
New or
Updated:
9/19/2007
Michigan
Saginaw
Castle Museum Saginaw County
500 Federal Ave
PO Box 390
Saginaw MI 48606
Phone 517 752-2861
Web Site www.saghistcastle.org/
E-mail
saghist@concentric.net
Description
located in former Federal Building & Post Office
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Post Office
Collection A-F Clothing
Owner/Operator: Historical Society of Saginaw County
Sault Ste Marie
River
of History Museum
209 East Portage Ave
PO Box
627
Sault
Ste Marie
MI
49783
Phone
906 632-1999
Web Site
http://history.eup.k12.mi.us/local/river/
E-mail
mailto:sues@sault.com
Description
located in former post office
Type
of Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Local History
Building
Type
Post Office
Owner/Operator:
Sault Ste Marie Foundation
New
or Updated:
1/3/2004 |
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MN
New Ulm
Brown
County Historical Society
2
North Broadway Street
New Ulm
MN
56073
Phone
507 354-2016
Web Site
www.browncountyhistorymnusa.org
Description
local memorabilia, Dakota Conflict of 1862
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Local History
Building
Type
Post Office
Group
Identity
Native American
Research
Library
Era
1910
New or
Updated:
7/26/2007
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NC
Shelby
Cleveland
County Arts Center
111 South Washington Street
Old Post
Office
Shelby
NC
28150
Phone
704 484-2787
Web Site
http://www.clevelandcounty.com/tourism/attractions.htm
Alt Web
http://www.co.cleveland.nc.us/public/economic/vguide97.htm
Description
community arts center with exhibits, classes,
performances in 1916 Post
Type of
Resource
Gallery
Primary
Focus
Arts
Building
Type
Post Office
Era
1916
New or
Updated:
8/24/2004
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Ohio
Marion
Marion County Heritage Hall
169 East Church Street
Marion OH 43302
Phone 740 387-4255
Web Site http://home1.gte.net/mchist/
Description
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Post Office
Era 1910
Owner/Operator: Marion County Historical Society
Ohio
Warsaw
Walhonding Valley Museum
124 North Bridge Street
Warsaw OH 43844
Phone 740 623-9913
Web Site
*****
Description local memorabilia, to open fall 2003
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Post Office
New or Updated: 06/07/2003 |
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SD
Sturgis
Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame
PO Box 602
Sturgis
SD
57785
Phone
605 347-2001
Web Site
http://www.sturgismotorcyclemuseum.org/
E-mail
mailto:info@SturgisMotorcycleMuseum.org
Description
located in town famed for annual rally, features
bikes and bikers
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus
Automotive
Building Type
Post Office
Nature of Group or Site
Hall
of Fame
Collection G-M
Motorcycles
New or
Updated:
09/20/2003 |
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Tennessee
Knoxville
Museum of East Tennessee History
600 Market Street
Knoxville TN 37902
Phone
Web Site
www.east-tennessee-history.org
Description housed in old Customs House and Post Office, some interactive exhibits
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Post Office
Owner/Operator: East Tennessee Historical Society
Tennessee
Nashville
Frist Center for the Visual Arts
919 Broadway
Nashville TN 37203
Phone 615 244-3340
Web Site http://www.fristcenter.org/
E-mail
mail@fristcenter.org
Alt Web http://www.fristfoundation.org/html/special.html
Description large former post office schedules only traveling exhibits - no permanent collection
Type of Resource Gallery
Primary Focus Arts
Building Type Post Office
Era 1934
Tennessee
Sevierville
Sevier County Heritage Museum
167 Bruce Street
Sevierville TN 37862
Phone 865 453-4058
Web Site http://web.korrnet.org/schm/index2.html
Description former post office holds local history, research and teaching facilities
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Post Office
Last changed: 12/21/2002 |
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TX
Bay City
Matagorda County &
Our Town Children's Museum
2100 Avenue F
Bay City
TX
77414
Phone
979 245-7502
Web Site
http://www.matagordacountymuseum.org/
Description
LaBelle sunken ship, Karankawas, children's museum
in former post office
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus
Children
Building Type
Post Office
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Archaeology
Group Identity
Native American
New or Updated:
5/16/2004
Texas
Brenham
Brenham Heritage Museum
105 South Market Street
Brenham TX
Phone 979 830-8445
Web Site http://www.texasbirthplace.org/
Description local history in former post office, 1879 steam fire engine
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Post Office
Era 1915 TX
Childress
Childress County
Heritage Museum
210 3rd Street North West
Childress
TX
79201
Phone
940 937-2261
Web Site
http://www.childressmuseum.com/
E-mail
mailto:cchm@srcaccess.net
Description
ranching, railroad
Type of Resource
Museum
Building Type
Post Office
New or Updated:
5/26/2004 |
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Last Update:
01/01/2011 |
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