MZF2518.xml Guide to the Twin Bridges Post Office records 1891-1907 Twin Bridges Post Office records Kim Allen Scott Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Montana State University Library, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscript Collections 2009
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-11-16. Finding aid written in English Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. Montana State University Library, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscript Collections Twin Bridges (Mont.) Post Office records Twin Bridges Post Office (Twin Bridges, Mont.) 2518 3 volumes 1891-1907 The Twin Bridges Post Office records consist of three volumes: one cash book and two registers of money orders issued. Collection materials are in English 1

The town of Twin Bridges, Montana was established in Madison County around 1865 by the Lott family. The settlement was first known as "The Bridges," named for the bridges built across the Beaverhead and Big Hole rivers. The Lotts constructed and improved roads, in addition to donating land for settlement and public buildings. The town got its first post office in 1869. In 1884 the mail service was reorganized and Twin Bridges became a distribution point, served by three daily stagecoaches from Virginia City, Dillion and Whitehall. By 1889 stagecoach service was discontinued with the construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad. In 1887 Gilbert B. Wheat was appointed postmaster, followed by Gardiner A. Pease in 1896 and Lynn Comfort in 1901.

The Twin Bridges Post Office records consist of three volumes: one cash book with entries from July 8, 1891 to June 30, 1894; one register of money orders issued, July 14, 1891 to August 27, 1896; one register of money orders issued, September 1891 to November 30, 1907.

This collection is open for research.

Record books maintained by the United States Post Office at Twin Bridges, Montana were transferred to Special Collections from the University of Montana Archives and Special Collections on June 5, 2009.

This collection was processed 2009 June 24

 Montana Postal service--Montana--Twin Bridges (Mont.) Postal service Montana Postmasters cash book 1891 July 8 - 1894 June 30 Postmasters register of money orders issued 1891 July 14 - 1891 August 27 Postmasters register of money orders issued 1891 September - 1907 November 30