Westernport, Maryland - 21562
N 39° 29.123 W 079° 02.684
17S E 668153 N 4372466
The Westernport Post Office is shared with the Local Masonic Lodge and is located at 72 Main Street in the City of Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland
Waymark Code: WMKPB9
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 05/10/2014
Views: 4
Westernport, Maryland - 21562
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY THIS POST OFFICE SERVES
Westernport's first settlement is identified on a French military map dating from 1758. The map is currently on display at École Militaire in Paris. The settlement at that time had no name. By 1774, it was known as Hardscrabble because the rocky soil made planting difficult. Some time in the mid-1790s, the name was changed to Westernport, with the town being the western-most navigable port on the Potomac River. In the late 18th century and early to mid part of the 19th century, coal and timber was loaded onto flatboats where George's Creek empties into the Potomac, then floated down to near Great Falls, Virginia, where the goods were unloaded, the boats broken up to sell as lumber, and the operators walking back to Westernport. The town was incorporated in 1859.
POST OFFICE HOURS
Monday – Friday: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday: 8:30am - 12:00pm
Type of structure:: Shared with Masonic Lodge
re-enter Zip Code here:: 21652
Current Status:: Still in Use
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