Old Rippon Post Office

Name/Title

Old Rippon Post Office

Entry/Object ID

IMG3730

Description

The space between these two extant buildings once held the Ripon Post Office. Rippon was the first post office in Jefferson County to have its name changed without interruption of service. It originally opened as Newburg on October 12, 1852. The names of the post office and community were changed to Rippon on December 23, 1852. The post office was located in a number of different buildings over the years. Stored as a JPEG

Acquisition

Accession

522

Source or Donor

Whitmore, Susan C.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Whitmore, Susan C.

Date made

2020

Place

* Untyped Place

Rippon, West Virginia