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From: "Ken O'Neal" <>
Subject: [PAFAY] Fw: Re. Elm /Springfield
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 13:44:31 -0500


Ann
Noticed that I had wrong date for the map where I found Elm P.O. named, it
should be 1872 not 1887. as I had in first message.
Ken
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From: "Ken O'Neal" <>
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Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 10:32 AM
Subject: Re. Elm /Springfield


> Ann
> Book of History of Fayette Co. by F. Ellis It is stated on page753 : On
the
> Elm farm now the site of Springfield village, Daniel Eicher a native of
> Lancaster County, settled about 1790. So Elm was probably the name in the
> late 1700s, but have no idea when it changed to Springfield or to
> Normalville. On the 1887 map of Springfield Twp. the location of
> Normalville is named Springfield, BUT aboit 1 mile to the West on where
RT
> 711 is located there is a ELM P.O. which would most likely be Elm Post
> Office marked
> Ken
>


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