Tyler gets its first post office

Name: Tyler gets its first post office
Start: 1847

First1847. Card 7 of 165.

Tyler’s first post office, county elections, a united Protestant congregation that was the forerunner of Marvin Methodist and First Baptist, and plans for a permanent courthouse all came in 1847.

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National Register Multiple Property Documentation Form: Historic and Architectural Resources of Tyler, Texas (Diane E. Williams, 2000; THC Atlas)atlas.thc.texas.govCounty elections, the organization of a united Protestant congregation, the progenitor of Marvin Methodist and First Baptist churches, the community's first post officeplans for building a permanent courthouse occurred in 1847.

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