Moffettsville / Moffettsville Postmaster Appointments

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At this site once stood the town of Moffettsville, originating with the establishment of Moffett's Mills Post Office on February 16, 1818. By 1883, the town had a population of twenty-five with a physician and general store. Mail service here was discontinued in 1901.

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Postmaster Appointments

James H. Davidson Feb. 16, 1818

John Simpson July 15, 1822

Andrew Milligan May 16, 1826

Archibald Simpson Dec. 7, 1826

Joel H. Berry May 17, 1838

William Sherard April 23, 1842

Robert A. Reid May 21, 1866

Thomas A. Sherard June 5, 1890

William T.A. Sherard Oct. 8, 1895

Discontinued Sept. 30, 1901

Marker is at the intersection of Elberton Highway (State Highway 184) and Sam Turner Road, on the right when traveling west on Elberton Highway.

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