Name: Bertha

 

County: Campbell

 

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Named for Mrs. Bertha Pool, postmistress. Post office was discontinued in 1934.

Source: WPA

 

Bertha Post Office was established in January, 1904 with Bertha Poole as its first postmaster.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

Bertha Poole received patents on land in Campbell and Crook Counties between 1910 and 1920.

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http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Results.asp?QryId=63095.57

 

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Bertha Post Office was established on January 6, 1904 in Crook County prior to the formation of Campbell County. Bertha Poole was the first postmaster. It was discontinued on October 31, 1934 and its mail then handled by the Oshoto Post Office.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

A postoffice in Crook County, west of Sundance. Stock raising the principal industry. 

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1910-11 

 

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