POST MARK COLLECTORS CLUB - POST OFFICE PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION

Post Office: Clarksburg, WV 26301 (Harrison County)
Date of Photo: circa 1940
Contributor: Paul E. Petosky, Postmarks from the Past
Comments: Originally part of VIRGINIA which became a state on June 25, 1788. Clarksburg Post Office was established on September 28, 1797 with John Webster as its first postmaster. Changed to WEST VIRGINIA on June 20, 1863. Cyrus Vance was postmaster at that time.