Saline Sketches: Early Post Office History and Money Orders
The article recalls Saline area history from 1881 notes. It details the 1830 post office with Solon McElroy as postmaster, later headed by Orange Risdon in Detroit for 19.07 dollars. In 1871 money orders totaled 21,425.29 dollars, with 1,347 orders issued in 1878.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Humphreyed
Orange Risdon
Solon McElroy
Detroit
Growth of Saline Churches Through Early Mission Work
The Saline area saw rapid church formation from 1831 with First Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodist, and Lutheran groups. Early pastors and elders guided congregations meeting in homes and public spaces, building a brick church by 1871 after missions and revivals funded growth and civic religious activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline
First Baptist Church of
Saline, Mich
Jesse Stephens
John Smith
Thomas Bodley
Mr. Lamb
Plymouth
Bodley
J. A. Keys
Bible Cause
Publication Society
Presbyterian Church
Newark
Wayne County
Detroit
Mich
Presbyterian Church of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. F. Davidson
Tecumseh
Thomas Wiley
E. H. Pilcher
Ansyl Ford
Class of Society
Joseph Bangs
Union
James Irvine
Saline Village
Bradford Frazier
Burd
Kells
O. Risdon
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Hugh Reveling
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Reuben Sears
David Hathaway
Jacob Cook
Peter Cook
New York
Trinity Church
A. He Macumber
Weber