Growing Beyond Their Dreams

The first Post Office was established April 25, 1856. It was a small station on a small route from Waterloo to Eldora. Mail was received once a week through the old stage line to Waterloo.

The first Post Office building was constructed by Asel Wickham. It stood where former dry goods stores stood on the corner of Market Street and Fifth, west across the street from where the bank building now stands.

Samuel B. Cunningham, was the first postmaster continuing until 1859, when he was Succeeded in turn by J.H. Seeley, Moses Robinson, A.A. Noyes, Moses Robinson, (second term), D. B. Morse, R. C. Wright, A.W. Wales, R. H. Waite and then by F.H. Sterns who held the position until 1885.