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UNITED STATES POST OFFICE
Samuel Prouty farmed two
miles east of the north side of the road in the 1860’s. The Eagle Post Office
was located in his house, and he was appointed the first Postmaster on November
5, 1869.
At that time, there was a stage and mail route
from Plattsmouth to Weeping Water and another stage route from Weeping Water to
Eagle. A mail route was established between Lincoln and Eagle but only ran on
Saturday. This was primarily for the State Journal paper.
The Post Office was moved from time to time
until Joseph A. Blanchard was made Postmaster on October 29, 1885 and moved the
Post Office into his store where the ball diamond is now. Later, the Post
Office moved to a building on the west side of main street, and then to a
building on the east side of main street. That building was used for many years
and is still standing in 1986.
Many of the people involved with providing mail
service to the residents of the Eagle area are listed below.
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RURAL CARRIERS |
POSTMASTER |
APPOINTED DATE |
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Ansil Berdick |
Samuel Prouty |
Nov. 5, 1869 |
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Bob Corr |
William Wright |
Sept. 12, 1872 |
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Bill Trumble |
Harriet McClintic |
May 18, 1874 |
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Ralph Beach |
Alfred S. Cooley |
May 24, 1876 |
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Ralph Dreamer |
John J. Bahr |
Oct. 11, 1880 |
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*Orin Lanning |
Frank C. McClintic |
Feb. 1, 1882 |
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*Don Schmidt |
William G.
Dougherty |
Dec. 18, 1882 |
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*Dick Carr |
Jay D. Freeman |
Dec. 11, 1884 |
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*Marion Wulf |
Joseph A. Blanchard |
Oct. 29, 1885 |
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*Melvin Adams |
Abanson O. Taylor |
Oct. 9, 1889 |
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*substitute
carriers |
Joseph A. Blanchard |
Aug. 15, 1891 |
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CLERKS |
(not commissioned) |
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Eva Scattergood |
John M. Ray |
Aug. 22, 1891 |
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Verna Habel |
Joseph W. Beiser |
April 9, 1892 |
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Diane Krieser |
George W. Venner |
April 1, 1896 |
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Katherine Dreamer |
James M. Gardner |
April 20, 1900 |
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Franz A. Ollerman |
Feb. 4, 1902 |
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Pauline O. Ollerman |
July 10, 1904 |
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William H. Gardner |
Aug. 29, 1904 |
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George W. Peterson |
May 23, 1906 |
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Raymond B. Watson |
Sept. 12, 1914 |
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F. William
Blomenkamp |
June 22, 1915 |
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Acting Postmaster |
Fred C. Beach |
Dec. 5, 1923 |
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Fred C. Beach |
March 15, 1924 |
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Acting Postmaster |
Mrs. Pearl Adams |
May 3, 1938 |
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Hazel L. Porter |
April 25, 1939 |
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Acting Postmaster |
Verna E. Habel |
May 5, 1967 |
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Verna E. Habel |
April 4, 1968 |
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Ruby K. Wilson |
Nov. 29, 1982 |
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Richard D. Wendt |
Feb. 5, 1983 |
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