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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.

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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