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Feb 18, 2021 · The National Archives Building in Washington, DC, houses surviving report forms sent to postmasters seeking information for the Topographer's Office to use in compiling postal route maps. These records have been reproduced as Microfilm M1126, Post Office Department Records of Site Locations, 1837–1955 (683 rolls). M1126 has been digitized and made available online through the National ...
May 7, 2014 · As you can imagine, Henry A. Burr, who was hired as the first Post Office Topographer in March of 1837, had quite the job cut out for him. So how did he prepare a comprehensive set of maps that would show locations and transportation routes and geographic obstacles without spending all his time on the road? He depended on the reports of ...
first Topographer of the Post Office. He began preparing maps for the use of postal officials. In 1862 Postmaster General Montgomery Blair directed the Topographer to prepare a comprehensive set of postal maps for sale to the public. Maps of States, or groups of States, were to be continually updated by the Topographer's Office.
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David H. Burr. David Burr (1803–1875) was an American cartographer, surveyor and topographer. He served in several positions for the United States government, as the official topographer for the United States Post Office Department from 1832 until 1838, and as a draftsman for the United States House of Representatives from 1838 until 1840 and ...
IO-AM. A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW From its earliest days, the post office has continually evolved to serve the changing postal needs of Canadians. OB.—PO s 1763 1851 1854 1867 1918 1963 1981 The first postal senice established in what would later become Canada Following the Treaty of Paris of 1763, in which Canada is ceded to Great Britain ...
Dec 15, 2012 · The post office was one of the first federal-government departments formed after Confederation and took over the postal service on 1 April 1868. As the Canadian Pacific Railway stretched across the prairies in the 1880s a railway post office, addressed as "End of Tracks," moved with it, bringing banking, money order and mail order facilities to the settlers.
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Through permanent and changing exhibits, Toronto’s First Post Office Museum tells the stories of life in the Town of York and the early city of Toronto (1793-1851) and helps visitors to engage with these stories, particularly through the lens of community, communication, and built heritage showcased throughout our permanent and rotating temporary exhibits.
