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Mount Desert Post Office, 1057 Main Street, Somesville, Mount Desert, Hancock County, ME
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Mount Desert Post Office, 1057 Main Street, Somesville, Mount Desert, Hancock County, ME
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Historical Context
"Mount Desert post office was established on 12 March 1821. It was renamed on 6 Match 1885 as Somesville post office. Somesville post office never opened, and on 19 March 1885 was renamed as Mount Desert post office, which is still operating" [in a new location] ("Mount Desert Postal History" at
V. F. Thomas Co.
[
http://www.vfthomas.com/MDI%20Cultural%20History%20Project/MDIpostalhistory/MountDesertpostalhistoryhome.htm#MountDesert
: accessed 13 March 2025]).
Latitude (decimal)
44.3696587
Longitude (decimal)
-68.331088
GNIS/GNS Feature ID
1721351
Authoritative Source
U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS). “Archive database of 2021” at
U.S. Geographic Information Names System (GNIS)
(
https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/download-gnis-data
: accessed 31 May 2024).
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