Fox Islands post office, 1906–1917

Summary

A later local compilation records a fourth-class Fox Islands post office, established 11 March 1906 and discontinued 30 November 1917, with John O. Plank appointed postmaster.

Evidence and limits

The held source was published or indexed on 1964-02. It is the basis for this record; notices, retrospective columns, and schedules are not treated as proof of later outcomes.

1849 September 19, 1851 February 24, 1852 June 27, 1856 August 1, 1856 September 19, 1857 May 16, 1861 December 1, 1862 November 20, 1863 December 19, 1868 November 4, 1881 December 6, 1881Postmasters Michael J. McCann William W. Boyle Frank J. Nackerman Dates of Appointment April 2, 1903 July 3, 1903 January 23, 1923 (acting) March 9, 1923 (commissioned) August 15, 1939 (acting) February 20, 1940 (commissioned) FOX ISLANDS, LEELANAU COUNTY, MICHIGAN Established as a fourth class office on March 11, 1906 Discontinued on November 30, 1917 Postmasters John O. Plank Dates of Appointment March 11, 1906 HIGH ISLAND, CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, MICHIGAN Established as a fourth class office on June 5, 1913 Discontinued on June 15, 1914 Postmasters Gladys Hill Dates of Appointment June 5, 1913 NOMAD, CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, MICHIGAN Established as a fourth class office on

Open questions

• Can an original agency, vessel, land, lighthouse, or personnel record confirm the details and identify unnamed people or equipment?
• Does another contemporaneous source establish an exact location, duration, or outcome beyond this report?

See also

• Beaver Island archipelago
• North Fox Island
• South Fox Island