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1752 |
Benjamin Franklin (Northern Colonies) and William Hunter (Southern Colonies) are appointed Joint Deputy Royal Postmasters. |
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06/30/1753 |
Benjamin Franklin measures and marks the upper Boston Post Road. |
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03/31/1774 |
William Goddard visits Boston to advocate for creation of a domestic public postal service. |
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07/26/1775 |
U.S. Post Office is established in Philadelphia. |
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01/06/1786 |
Regular mail service between Boston and New York begins. |
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02/03/1817 |
Noah Worcester is named first postmaster of the Brighton-Allston Branch Post Office. |
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1829 |
Jamaica Plain Branch Post Office is established |
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1850 |
Mailboxes are installed in Boston. |
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10/16/1869 |
U.S. Post Office cornerstone is laid. |
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1870 |
Mattapan Square Branch Post Office is built. |
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