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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Hope Valley, Rhode Island
02832 |
The Post Office at
Hope Valley,
(Hopkinton Township, Washington County),
Rhode Island
was established on May 2, 1864.
The first Postmaster
was John G. Arnold. This
post office is currently in operation under Postmaster Deborah J. Raviele
appointed on July 10, 2004.
John Godfrey Arnold
was born on October
16, 1827 in
Hopkinton, Rhode
Island to Gorton W.
and Nancy Brown Arnold.
John married Sarah J. Lawton
on October 11, 1852
and they had one son named Henry Edgar
Arnold. John Arnold
died in Hopkinton on
December 13, 1881.
He was a six generation
descendant of Stephen I. Arnold;
(born in England in 1622 and died in
Pawtuxet, RI in 1699). John is listed in
the 1880 Hopkinton Census
as a merchant
and Post Master.
The census also lists Jemima Nichols,
(mother-in-law)
as living with the family.
Radio Station
WJJF
(AM 1180 on the dial)
operates out of Hope Valley. Hope Valley has
two Golf Courses,
the Richmond Country Club
and the Fenner Hill Golf Club.
The Valley is also home to a unique Family Recreation area;
The Enchanted Forest.
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Hope Valley Post Office |
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