Chapter XVI. to establish certain Post Roads
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CHAP. XVI.— An Act to establish certain Post Roads.March 14, 1866. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the following be establishedPost roads established in as post roads: CALIFORNIA.California. From Rio Vida, via Maine Prairie and Binghampton, to Silveyville. From Red Bluff, via the Upper Sacramento river, Soda Springs, and Shasta Valley, to Yreka. From Red Bluff, via Payne’s Creek, Mill Creek, and Big Meadows, to Susanville.
From Chico, via Stony Creek and Coast Range, to Name Cult. From Cloverdale, via the Lakeport and Cloverdale Wagon Road, to Lakeport. 6 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 16. 1866. COLORADO.Post routes.Colorado. From Central City, via Georgetown, to Argentine. From Gold Dirt to South Boulder. From Denver, via Mount Vernon and Idaho, to Empire City. DAKOTA.Dakota. From Fort Wadsworth to Devils Lake. INDIANA.Indiana. From Momence, Illinois, via Beaver Lake Ditch, Stringham’s Point, and Pilot Grove, all in Newton county, Indiana, to Adriance, Indiana.
From Fulton, via Millville, to Keenawha. IOWA.Iowa. From Boonsboro’ to Panora. From Winterset, via Quincy, Clarinda, and Marysville, to Savannah, in Missouri. From Indianola, via Lawrenceburg and Liberty Centre, to Chariton. From Chariton, Lucas county, via Garden Grove, to Leon. From Marshalltown, via Vienna, Wolf Grove, Fifteen-Mile Grove, and Grundy Centre, to New Hartford. From Decorah to Hesper, in Winnesheik county. From West Mitchell, in Mitchell county, by Plymouth and Mason City, to Clear Lake, in Cerro Gordo county.
From Postville, via Lybrand and Ludlow, to Waukon in Alamakee county. KANSAS.Kansas. From Humboldt, Kansas, via Osage, Catholic Mission, and Chetopa, to Fort Gibson. From Pleasant Hill, Missouri, via Blooming Grove, to Mound City, Kansas. From Neosha Falls, Kansas, via Belmont, to Syracuse, in Wilson county. From Fort Scott, via Mill Creek, Dayton, Mapleton, and Blue Mounds, to Garnett, tri-weekly. From Verdigris Falls, via Virgil, to Pleasant Grove. From Xenia to Walnut Hills.
From Council Grove to Albiline. From Neosha Falls, via Mount Airy, to Liberty, in Woodson county. From Emporia, via Madison, Shell Rock, Pleasant Grove, and Post Oak, to Fort Roe. From Ottumwa, via Madison, Janesville, Eureka, and Darley’s Mills, to Salt Spring. From Enterprise, via Ottumwa, Sac and Fox Agency, Greenwood, Ottawa, and Paola, to Harrisonville, Missouri. From Council Grove to Marion Centre. From Ottawa, via James Carroll’s, Jackson Mark’s, and Mineral Point, to Burlington.
From Medina, via Oskaloosa, Winchester, and Easton, to Leavenworth. From Lawrence, via Oskaloosa, to Grasshopper Falls. From Perryville, (located on the route of the Union Pacific railroad,) via Oskaloosa and Easton, to Leavenworth. MAINE.Maine. From Porter, via North Parsonfield, Parsonfield, and North Newfield, to West Newfield, in York county. 7 From North Acton, Maine, via Wakefield, to Union, New Hampshire.Post routes. From Woodman’s Station, via New Gloucester and West Gloucester, to North Raymond, in Cumberland county.
From Poland to West Poland, in Androscoggin county. MASSACHUSETTS.Massachusetts. From North Falmouth, by Hatchville and East Falmouth, to Waquoit. MICHIGAN.Michigan. From Coopersville to Squire’s Ferry. From Coopersville, via Mansfield Mills, Ravenna, Slocum’s Grove, Whitney’s Mill, and Moreland, to Squire’s Ferry. MINNESOTA.Minnesota. From Paynesville, by Norway Lake, to Six-mile Timber, on Chippeway river. From Hastings, via Cannon Falls, to Kenyon. From Saint Cloud to Fort Ripley, on the west bank of the Mississippi river.
From Watertown to Glencoe. From Blue Earth city, Minnesota, to Yankton, Dakota Territory. From Hutchinson, via Cedar, Greenleaf, Kandigoli, and Irving, to Torah. From Henderson, by Arlington, New Auburn, Witadan Lake, and Fort Wadsworth, in Dakota Territory, to Fort Rice, on Missouri river. NEBRASKA.Nebraska. From West Point, Cumming county, to Rock Creek, in said county, ten miles. From Pawnee City, via Frieces Mills, Nebraska, to Seneca, in Kansas. From Dakota City, via West Point, to Columbus.
From Brownsville, Nebraska, to Rockport, Missouri. From Big Sandy, Jones county, to Rose Creek, Nuckolls county. From Plattsmouth, via Glendale, South Bend, Ashland, Salt Creek, Rock Creek, Lancaster, Saline City, Saltillo, Centreville, Olive Branch, Clatona, to Beatrice. From Plattsmouth, via 8 Mile Grove, to Weeping Water. From Decatur, via Logan Valley, West Point, St. Charles, and Jalapa, to Fremont. From De Soto, via Arizonia, to Decatur. NEVADA.Nevada. From Carson, by way of Ophir, Washoe City, and Steamboat Springs, to Haffaker’s Ranch, all in Nevada.
From Ione, by way of Canon City, to Austin, all in Nevada. From Austin to Cortez, in Nevada. From Austin, by way of Kingston, Twin river, and San Antonio District, to Silver Peak, all in Nevada. From Virginia, by way of Sacramento District, Unionville, Star, Dunglen, and Paradise Valley, in Nevada, to Boise City, in Idaho. NEW YORK.New York. From Unadilla, in the county of Otsego, via Sidney, Tompkins, and Masonville, to Cannonsville, in the county of Delaware. The road from South New Berlin, in the county of Chenango, to Morris, in the county of Otsego, in the State of New York, is hereby declared to be a post road. 8 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Ch. 16, 17. 1866. OHIO.Post routes.Ohio. From New Carlisle, via Brant, to Dayton. OREGON.Oregon. From Auburn to Clarksville. From Dalles City, on the Columbia river, to Umatilla, in Umatilla county. From Umatilla, by Le Grand, in Union county to Baker City, in Baker county. PENNSYLVANIA.Pennsylvania. From Tylersport, in Montgomery county, to Seller’s Tavern, in Bucks county. VERMONT.Vermont. From Rassumpsie, via South Danville, to Danville. From South Danville to West Danville.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.Washington Territory. From Wallula, by Antoine Plants, Peru, D’Orville Lake, and Hell Gate, to Helena, Montana Territory. WEST VIRGINIA.West Virginia. Change route numbered four thousand one hundred and twenty-five, (4,125,) from Middletown, in Tyler county, to Ellenboro’, in Ritchie county; and route Sisterville, in Tyler county, to Twiggs, in Pleasant county. WISCONSIN.Wisconsin. From Watome, Waushara county, to Grand Rapids, Wood county. Approved, March 14, 1866.