Bakerton Post Office

Photograph

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Bakerton Post Office

Entry/Object ID

IMG3727 ve

Description

The Bakerton Post Office was established on April 1, 1890. Services were discontinued on September 13, 1963, and transferred to Harpers Ferry; however, they were restored in September 1988 after town residents petitioned the U.S. Post Office. Preston L. Millard was appointed Postmaster on April 30, 1897, and at 42 years of service may be the longest serving Jefferson County postmaster. (Magazine of the Jefferson County Historical Society, December 2001, p. 21) Upper: In 2020 the Bakerton Post Office, located inside the Bakerton Market, is at 834 Carter Avenue. Photographed by Susan Whitmore. (IMG3727) Lower: Post office area in the Bakerton Market in 2020. Photographed by Susan Whitmore. (IMG3727)