Chapter CLXXI. to establish additional Post Routes
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Chap. CLXXI.— An Act to establish additional Post Routes. July 14, 1862. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Post routes established in That the following be established as post roads: CALIFORNIA.California. From Carson, Navada Territory, to Aurora, California. THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 171. 1862. 573 From Ione City, via Laucha Plana, Poverty Bar, Jenny Lind, Brushville, Salt Spring Valley, Copperopolis, O’Byen’s Ferry, and Jefferson, to Sonora.
DELAWARE.Delaware. From Townsend, via Black Bird, to Deakynesville. MASSACHUSETTS.Massachusetts. From Hancock to Lanesborough. INDIANA.Indiana. From Grandview, via Newtonville, Buffaloville, Santa Claus, and Morgan Hill, to Ferdinand. From Madison, via Brooksburg and Braytown to Mount Stirling, and thence via Howe and Mannible to Madison. From Freedom, in Owen County in Indiana, by way of Arney, intersecting the present established route at Hauserville. From Harrison, Ohio, to Mount Carmel, Indiana.
From Ogden to Rushville. From Sullivan, via Merom, Indiana, and Palestine, Illinois, to Robinson, Illinois. From New Point, (Rossburgh Post Office,) via Saint Maurice, to Clarksburgh. From Waterloo City to Angola. From Bremen, via Hepton and Millward, to Leesburgh. ILLINOIS.Illinois. From Metamora, via Low Point and Washburn, to Lacon. From Toulon, via Elmira, Osceola, and Neponset, to Sheffield. From Shelbyville, via Holland, Accommodation, and Mowkinson, to Freemanton. MAINE.Maine.
From Wilton to Weld. MICHIGAN.Michigan. From Frankfort, via Benzonia, to Traverse City. From Ionia to Stanton. From Middleville to Wayland. From Miles, via Berrien Centre, Berrien Springs, Eau Claire, Pipestone, and Sodus, to Saint Joseph. IOWA.Iowa. From Des Moines, Polk County, to Dalmanutha, Guthrie County. From Decatur City, via Terre Houte, Decatur County, to Eagleville, Harrison County, Missouri. MISSOURI.Missouri. From Perryville, via Brihle’s Store and Stamer’s Mill, to Greene.
From the old depot of the North Missouri Railroad Company, in First street, Saint Louis, via the railroad track, through blocks two hundred and thirty-four and two hundred and thirty-three, and along Lewis street, as the railroad has been located by the government of the United States, thence through block two hundred and twenty-seven, to Front or Levee street, and along said track laid on said street to the depots, respectively, of the Pacific and Iron Mountain railroads. MARYLAND.Maryland.
From Fallston to Pleasantville. From Berkleyville to Hempstead. 574 THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 171, 172. 1862. NEW HAMPSHIRE.New Hampshire. From Union, via Wakefield, North Wakefield, Wolfborough, Ossipee, Ossipee Centre, and Effingham Falls, to Freedom. From Greenfield, via Bennington, to Antrim. NEW YORK.New York From Bloomingdale to Brighton. OHIO.Ohio. From Cherry Valley, via West Andover and Andover, Ohio, to Espyville, Pennsylvania. From Cold Water to New Bremen.
PENNSYLVANIA.Pennsylvania. From Barnsville to Mahonoy City. From Pine Grove, via Friedensburg, to Schuylkill Haven. From Easton, via Martin’s Creek, Boston, and Mount Bethel, to Dill’s Ferry. From Miltenberger’s, via Philip Kresge’s to Tannersville. From Moscow, via Slote’s Corners, Dalesville, and Springbrook, to Pittston. From Centreville, via Bovard’s Mills, to Annandale. From Warfordsburg, via Mount Airy, Emmaville, and Cherry Grove, to Bloody Run. From Brickerville, via Eberly’s Store and Lincoln, to Ephrata, Lancaster County.
VERMONT.Vermont From Barton Landing, via Coventry and Salem, to Newport. From Chelsey to Williamstown. COLORADO.Colorado. From Denver, via Burlington and Laporte, to Fort Larimie. From Cache Creek, via Pencha Pass, to Conejos. From Colorado City to Russellville. From Pueblo, via Huerfano to Trinidad, on the Purgatorie. From Cannon City, via the Arkansas Route and Pass, to Camp Crittenden, in Utah Territory. WASHINGTON.Washington. From Walla-Walla to Fort Colville. From Vancouver City to Walla-Walla.
From Fort Madison, via Muckeltre Atsalada, to Coveland. Approved, July 14, 1862.