Post Office
The Portland postoffice wa
s established in 1837 and mail was delivered once a week bya man on horseback. Joshua Boyer was the first Postmaster.
Left: About 1910, the staff included Ira Preston, Frank Adams, Lee Hendee, Alby Stevenson, Clarence Lewis, and Wash Rader. The rig and horse were driven by Lee Hendee at about the time.
Below: The Post Office staff at a later date. Back row, l. to r.: Clyde M
oore, John B. Hecox, Postmaster; C. J. Hill, Peter Trierweiler, Charles Munger. Front row: Lee Hendee, Harley Rogers, Clarence Lewis. The Post Office at this time was on Kent Street.
