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This week in history: West Palm Beach’s first post office opens

On April 17, 1894, nearly seven months before the city was incorporated, West Palm Beach’s first post office opened in a tent on the northwest corner of Clematis Street and Narcissus Avenue.

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Photo courtesy City of West Palm Beach history Web site

Read more about the early days of West Palm Beach at the city’s history Web site.

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Posted in Flashback blog April 12, 2010 at 2:13 pm.

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