Rhode Island Postal
Cards - Fist Day of Issue
Settling of Rhode Island by Roger Williams
in 1636
Designed by David Blossom - Scott #UX112
Issued on June 26, 1986 in Providence, RI
Rhode Island Town Cancels (by
RIPS)
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Escoheag, Rhode Island 02821 |
The Post Office at
Escoheag,
(West Greenwich Township, Washington County),
Rhode Island
was established on May 25, 1848
with John R.
Hazard as Postmaster. The
Escoheag Post Office was discontinued on May 29, 1993.
The last Postmaster was Laura H. Whittaker Durfee appointed on
September 16, 1955.
John R. Hazard
was born in 1821
and as of the 1860 census
is listed as living in West Greenwich,
Rhode Island.
Escoheag
is actually located within the borders of Arcadia
State Park and is home to Stepping
Stone Ranch on
Escoheag Hill Road,
which offers trails and horseback riding along with boarding. Stepping Stone
Ranch also features
Country Music
bands and was once home
to the Cajun and Bluegrass festival
and in September of 2004,
they hosted their first annual Reggae
Festival.
The area is also home to
Stepping Stone Falls
on the Falls River,
which borders Exeter
Township
on the other side. This is a beautiful area and definitely worth a visit. Our
family enjoyed many Sunday
afternoon picnics
there and it is still one of my favorite
spots in Rhode Island.
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Escoheag Post Office
Disestablished 1993 |
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