Chapter CCXLIV. *to establish certain Post-Roads.* July 25, 1868. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the following be estab lished as post-roads:— ARKANSAS
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Chap. CCXLIV.— An Act *to establish certain Post-Roads.* July 25, 1868. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the following be estab lished as post-roads:— ARKANSAS. Arkansas; From Hot Springs to Mount Ida. From Dardanelle to Fort Smith. CALIFORNIA. California; From Nevada City, via Owego and Bear Valley, to Washington. From Capto to Round Valley. From Latrobe to Ione City. From Mendocino City to Noyo.
From Cisco to Meadow Lake. From Summit, via Loyalton and Sardine Valley, to Crystal Peak, in Nevada. From Weaverville, via Douglas City and Hay Fork, to H y desville. From Trinity Centre, via Summersville, Petersburg, Cecilville, Cen treville, and Black Bear, to Sawyer’s Bar. From Havilah to Independence, in the county of Inyo. From Stockton, via French Camp, Tuolumne City, Hopetown, Welch’s store on Mariposa Creek, Apling’s on the Chowchilla, to Miller ton. From Crystal Peak, State of Nevada, via Sardine Valley, Sierraville, and Loyalton, in Sierra County, State of California, to Summit post-office, in Plumas County, California.
DAKOTA TERRITORY. Dakota Territory; From Platte City, on the Union Pacific Railroad, to South Pass City. DELAWARE. Delaware; From Georgetown, via Springfield and Hollyville, to Angola. IDAHO. Idaho; From Placerville, in Boise County, via Horse-shoe Bend and Junction House, to Bluff Station. ILLINOIS. From Plymouth, via Fountain Green, to La Harpe. From Pinckneyville to Sparta. From Serena to Ottawa. From Auburn, via Warely and Franklin, to Alexander. From Pesotum to Park’s Mills.
FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 244. 1868. 189 From Clifton, via Eden and Rogers, to Pontiac. Post-roads established in From Golconda, via Lusk, to Equality. INDIANA. Indiana; From Saint Mary’s to Newport. From Beck’s Mills, via New Retreat, to Salem. From Plainfield to Smootsdell. From North Grove to Santa Fé. From Webster to Richmond. From Neshanic, via Pleasant Valley, to Lawrenceburg. From Grand View, via Gentrysville, Polk Patch, Plattsville, and Winslow, to Petersburg.
From Edwardsport, via Wheatland and Nashville, to Hazleton. From Washington, via Otwell, to Rockport. IOWA. Iowa; From Unionville, via Moravia, to Iconium. From Buckingham to Waterloo. From Carroll City, via Grant City and Storm Lake, to Spirit Lake. From Williamstown, via New Hampton, North Washington, and Deer field, to Cresco. From Nashua, via Bradford, Chickasaw, Deerfield, and Busti, to Cresco. From Buckingham to Laporte City. From Oceola, via Saint Charles, to Greenbush.
From Afton, via Winterset, Tracy, and Adel, to New Jefferson. KANSAS. Kansas; From Louisville, via John Collin’s, to Irving. From Waterville to Wichita. From Fort Scott, via Cato, Crawfordsville, and Hamilton, to Monmouth. KENTUCKY. Kentucky; From Hillsboro’, via Bangor, to West Liberty. MAINE. Maine; From Fort Fairfield to Limestone. From Lovell, via North Fryeburg, to Fryeburg Centre. From Acton to South Acton. MARYLAND. Maryland; From Wolfsville to Sabillasville. From Ellicott City to Poplar Springs.
From Baltimore to Brooklyn. From Huntington to Plumb Point. From Pittsville to Powellville. From Olney, via Laytonsville, to Goshen. From Taneytown to Harney. From Oakington Switch to Oakington. From Havre de Grace to Hopewell Cross-roads. From Aberdeen, by way of Churchville, to Trap. From Clayton, via Wilna, to Fallston. MASSACHUSETTS. Massachusetts. From Steventown, in New York, via Hancock, to Williamstown, in Massachusetts. 190 MICHIGAN. From Montague to Stanley. From Hersey to mouth of Chippewa Creek.
From Montague to Otto. MINNESOTA. Minnesota; From Houston, Minnesota, via Dedham, Blackhammer, Spring Grove, Prairie Grove, Locust Lane, and Canoe, in said State, to Decorah, Iowa. From Waseca, via Otisco, Woodville, and Richland, to Albert Lea. From Jackson, via Lake Talcott, Lake Shetek, Saratoga, and Lynde, to Redwood Falls. From Lime Springs, State of Iowa, via Canfield, Cherry Grove, and Aetna, to Spring Valley, Minnesota. From Paynesville, via Spring Hill and Bishop’s Grove, to Sauk Centre.
From Saint Cloud to Rockville. From Twin Lakes, via Fond du Lac and Oneota, to Du Luth. From Sauk Rapids, via Princeton, to Taylor’s Falls. From Moore’s Prairie to Rice City. From Afton to Stillwater. From Mankato, via Red Jacket Mills, Castle Garden, Good Thunder’s Ford, and Mapleton, to Minnesota Lake. From Waseca, via Josco, Janesville, and Leroy, to Mankato. MISSOURI. Missouri; From Trenton, in Grundy county, Missouri, via Edenburg, Grub-town, and Bolton, to Bethany, in Harrison county, Missouri.
From Finney’s Grove, in Carroll county, Missouri, to Utica, in Living ston county, in Missouri. From Rolla to Jefferson. From Rolla to Rolesdale, in Arkansas. From Salem, via Eminence, to Thomasville. From Breckinridge to Finney’s Grove. From Carthage to Fort Scott in Kansas. From Rolla, via Campbell Mill, Plumb Point, and Rowden’s Mill, to Rocktown. From New Haven, via Benaf Creek, and Stony Hill, to Drake. From Saint Charles, via Portage des Siou *u*x, to Alton, in Illinois.
From Rolla to Forsythe. From Rocheport, via Old Franklyn, Boonesboro’, and Lisbon, to Glasgow. From Patterson, via McKenzie’s Creek, and Monmouth Springs, to Logan’s Creek. From Pleasant Home to Wilmothville. From Chillicothe, via School Creek, to Carrolton. From Rockville, via West Point, Butler, and Johnston to Clinton. From Rocheport, via Hudson, Johnson City, and Chalk Level, to Osceola. From Holden, via Hughes’ Store, Norrisfork, and Huntingdale, to Clinton. From Clinton, via Belvoir and Nevada City, to Lamar.
From Osceola, via Hudson, to Butler. From California, via Magnolia, High Point, Rocky Mount, and Mining, to Linn Creek. From Cole Camp, via Lake Creek, Haw Creek, and Byler’s Mill, to Duroc. From Bolivar, via Stockton, Virgil City, and Nevada City, to Fort Scott, in Kansas. From Butler, via West Point, to Rockville, in Kansas. 191 From Warrensburg, via Chalybeate and Chilhowee, to Wadesburg. Post-roads established in From Versailles, via Tuckerville, to Roney. From Clinton, via Manhall Creek, Monegan, Taberville, Altoona, and Blue Mounds, to Nevada City.
From Boonville, via Vandalia, Pilot Grove, Cold Neck, and Buncombe, to Sedalia. NEBRASKA. Nebraska; From Columbus to Madison. From Lincoln to Columbus. From Grand Island City to Lincoln. From Elkhorn Station, via Lincoln, to Watertown, in Kansas. From Dakota City, via Sag Udahoe, Canton, and York City, to Madison. From Papillion, via Plattford, South Bend, and E. Ball’s, on Stephen-son Creek, to Lincoln. From Nebraska City, via Lincoln, to Camden. From Camden, via the west branch of Blue river, West’s Mills, Beaver Crossing, and McFadden, to Fort Kearney.
From Swan City, via Monroe, to West’s Mills. From Lincoln, via Tecumseh, Pawnee City, and Fries Mills, to Albany. From Fremont to Lincoln. From Columbus to Norfolk. NORTH CAROLINA. North Carolina; From Fair Bluff to Conwayboro, thence to Bucksville and Georgetown, South Carolina. NEW HAMPSHIRE. New Hampshire; From Plymouth to West Compton. NEW JERSEY. New Jersey; From Pomonia to Port Republic. From Sparta to Newton. From Bricksburgh to Point Pleasant. NEVADA. Nevada; From Austin to White Pine district.
NEW YORK. New York; From Berkshire, via East Berkshire, to Lisle. From Apalachin to Campville. From Maine, via Glen Aubrey, to Whitney’s Point From Hadley to Creek Centre. From Rochester, via Hanford’s Landing, Greece, and West Greece, to North Greece. From Spencerport, via Parma and Parma Centre, to North Parma. From Lake View, via North Evans, Eden Valley, Eden and Collins, to Shirley. From Springbrook, via East Elma, Manilla, to Williston. OHIO. Ohio. From Washington, via Bloomingsburg, Midway, and Newport, to London.
From Broadway, via Newton, York Centre, West Mansfield, North Greenfield, and Walnut Grove, to Rushsylvania. From Richmond, via Pharisburg, to Marysville. From East Liberty, via North Greenfield, to West Mansfield. 192 Post-roads established in From Tippecanoe City, via Ging h amsburg and Fidelity, to Union. From Genoa to Shadesville. From Lancaster, via West Rushville, to Rushville. From New Holland to Chillicothe. From Troy, via Alcony, to Christiansburg. From Craton to Johnstown.
From Pulaski, in Pennsylvania, via New Bedford, to Youngstown, in Ohio. OREGON. Oregon; From Portland via Taylor’s Ferry, Dayton, Amity, Rickreal, and Mon mouth, to Corvallis. From Dallas, via Salt Creek and Halls, to Grand Ronde. From Astoria, via Clatsap, Summer House, Elk Creek, Nehalem, Miami Point, Chilches Point, and Netrarch Landing, to Tillamook. From Fairfield, by Saint Louis, Waconda, Parkersville, and Monitor, to Needy, twenty miles. PENNSYLVANIA. Pennsylvania. From New Wilmington to Pulaski.
From New Wilmington, via Neshannock Falls and Volant, to Leesburg. From Oley, via Yellow House and Amityville, to Douglassville. From Brodhead Station, via Hecktown to Nazareth. From London Grove to Toughkenamon. From Oley, via Green Hill, New Jerusalem, and Drysville, to Lyon’s Station. From Leagerstown to Blooming Valley. From Lancaster to Liberty Square. From Curllsville, via Sligo Furnace, to Callonsburg. From Montgomery Station, via Mount Zion, to Elmsport. From Greensburg, via Middletown, to New Stanton.
From Sieglesville to Milroy. From Carroltown, via Glassers, Elder’s Mills, and Saint Lawrence, to Mount Pleasant. From Rogersville, via Walnut Brush, Burt Mill, and Big Tree, to Cameron, in West Virginia. From Mill City to Falls. From Annville, via Carpers, Kelly’s Comer, and Centreville, to Mount Joy. From Palmyra, Campbellstown, Bachmansville, and Mount Harrison, to Elizabethtown. From Bloody Run to Orleans, in Maryland. From Garland to South West. From Newville to Blaserville.
From Ashland, via Gordon, Taylorsville, and Wishampleton, to Hegins. From Greensburg, via Middleton, to Madison. From York, via Dover, Rossville, Wellsville, and Mount Top, to Dills burg. From Mechanicsburg, via Siddonsburg, Lisburn, Lewisberry, New berry, and Yocumtown, to Etter’s. From Sabinsville, in the county of Tioga, via Mixtown and Sanderlinville, to Ulysses, in the county of Potter. From English Centre, in the county of Lycoming, to Morris Post Of fice, at W. W. Babb’s, in Morris township, in Tioga county.
From Alba, in Bradford county, to Fall Brook, in the county of Tioga. From Fallen Timber, via Gill’s Mills, Glen Connell, and Elder’s Mills, to Carrolton. FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 244, 245. 1868. 193 From the city of Reading, via Black Bear Tavern, Oley turnpike road, and Manatauney Post Office, to Pike Post-Office, in Pike township. TENNESSEE. Tennessee; From Belle Station to Dyersburg. From Taylorsville, via Stoney Creek, to Elizabethtown. WEST VIRGINIA. West Virginia;
From Glengary, via Shokeys, to Unger’s Store. From Kanawha Salines to Lizemore’s. WISCONSIN. Wisconsin; From Westfield, via Lawrence, to Spring Bluff. From Freeman to Lower Lynxville. From Muscada to Richland Centre. From Chilton, via Bachelor Schoolhouse, Potter’s Mills, Duell’s Mills, Brillion, and Holland, to Wrightstown. From La Crosse, via Chaseburg, Enterprise, and Springville, to Viroqua. From White Hall to Franklin. From Neillsville to Dexterville. From Hixton, via Pole Grove, to Houghtonburg.
From Garden Valley, via Augusta, to Eau Claire. From Pine Hill, via Hop Hollow, to the Saint Croix railroad. From Goole to Hillsboro’. From Debillo, via Oaks and Ironton, to Barabo. UTAH TERRITORY. Utah Territory. From Eagle Valley to Panacea. From Pinto, via Hamblin and Palsifer, to Panaccea. Approved, July 25, 1868.