Name: Gillespie

 

County: Albany

 

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Feature Type: Locale, Post Office

 

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Gillespie Post Office was established in February, 1911 with Alex B. Gillespie as its first postmaster.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

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A Wyoming Post Office established on February 28, 1911 with alex B. Gillespie as its first postmaster. It was discontinued on July 15, 1913 after which its mail was handled by Rock River.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices 

 

A discontinued postoffice 15 miles northwest of Rock River on the Union Pacific Railway, the shipping point, and 50 miles from Laramie, the banking point.

Source: Laramie City and Albany County Directory, 1924-25

 

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