From; Gratiot County, Historical, Biographical, Statistical, by Willard D. Tucker, Saginaw, Mi. 1913.

page 1208

OTHER EXTINCT POSTOFFICES

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HASTY P.O.

Hasty postoffice was established in southeastern Hamilton June 7, 1878, to accommodate the lumbering people, at that time doing a large business there. Ezra A. Cole was the first postmaster, followed by Charles M. House, November 29, 1880; Henry Winslow, June 26, 1882; Evan M. Potter, December 18, 1882; Lewis C. Chamberlain, February 19, 1891. The office was discontinued November 3, 1891; mail to go to Elsie.

(on page 1209, under Edgewood, Tucker mentions another extinct post office in Hamilton: “Bad River Postoffice – established December 23, 1867, in Hamilton Township, with William Barton as postmaster. January 26, 1874, the name was changed to Edgewood, and Henry C. Mead was appointed postmaster.”)

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