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Rural Route Plans from 1905 Detailed Carrier Paths
A historical report dated April 8, 1905 outlines Rural Route Nos 4 and 5. It lists starting points at the post office and describes a sequence of directional legs through Brainard Crow Creek Meakel Gilson Overbeck Jennings Humphrey Medberry Schweizer Hunsberger and Elgin Post Office areas. Total lengths are 203 and 244 miles with 18 square miles and 103 houses serving about 515 people on Route 4 and Route 5 respectively.
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Routh No
P. O
Hiuits
Brainard
Crow Corner
Miller Corner
Meakel Corner
Gilson Corner
Overbeck Corner
Jennings ‘Corner
Humphrey Corner
Medberry Corner
Christ Schweizer Corner
E. Hunsberge
Elgin Post Office
P. O. the Carrier
C. Hunsberger Corner
Thompson Corner
Anderson’ Corner
Helgerson Corner
Clermont Church Cotter
Schurder Corner
Mark Corner
Halvor- Bom Corner
Lantz Corner
Elgin