Historical The Old Post Office – 75 Main Street

oldpostofficeThe home of the town’s original post office. Miss Ellen Farrall was postmistress in 1850 and Miss Ann Price in 1874. Samuel Ormrod was Postmaster in 1892 and was succeeded by his sister Miss Elizabeth when the post office relocated across Main Street in the early 1900’s. This picture shows the Post Office and its dedicated staff with their equipment circa 1895.