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This item is:
Circa 1857
Postmarked From: Painted Post, N.Y., May 13
To: Bridgeport, Conn.
Historical Note: Painted Post is a village in Steuben County, New York, United States. The village is in the town of Erwin, west of the city of Corning. The population was 1,842 at the 2000 census. The name comes from a painted and carved post found by explorers at the junction of three local rivers. Corning-Painted Post Airport (7N1) is west of the village.
According to village records, Painted Post was established as a
village in 1803. The Erwin brothers are considered the first wealthy
European descended settlers to have settled in the Painted Post area in
the late 18th century (Painted Post village is in the town of Erwin,
named for the brothers and incorporated in 1796). The brothers' 4
mansions are still standing. There are maps in existence dated 1796
which include Painted Post. The village was first incorporated in 1860
and officially re-incorporated in 1893. The name is derived from an
historic, although probably unpainted, wooden post seen in the area at
the end of the 18th century. The origin and purpose of the post remain
controversial. A glyph of the post is visible on the aforementioned 1796
map." (Wikipedia)