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First Post Office In California

1849  FIRST POST OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA ESTABLISHED AT MONTEREY  The Pacific mail steamer, "California" arrived in Monterey on February 24, 1849. This exciting event brought the first mail to the...

1849 

FIRST POST OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA 
ESTABLISHED AT MONTEREY 

The Pacific mail steamer, "California" arrived in 
Monterey on February 24, 1849. This exciting event 
brought the first mail to the first post office in California.

 

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