You’ve Got Mail - Idaho Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This history sign, about post offices in the area, is one of a series on the Salmon River Heritage Walking Tour in Riggins, Idaho.

Marker Name: You’ve Got Mail Marker Type: City Marker Text: Riggins’ Many Post Offices John Riggins was Riggins’ first mailman, carrying the mail from Grangeville to New Meadows by horseback and sometimes by foot. By 1893, he operated a stage line from Grangeville to Fiddle Creek, north of Riggins and the end of the wagon road. He then went by horseback from Fiddle Creek to New Meadows. In 1901, John Riggins’s son, Dick, established the town’s first post office in his new Hotel Riggins and served as the first postmaster. Over the years, the post office was moved from building to building -- back and forth across Main Street -- depending on whom the postmaster was at the time. In 1966, Riggins rancher and civic leader, Gus Carlson, built the present post office building on Main Street. County: Idaho City: Riggins Group Responsible for Placement: City of Riggins Marker Number: None Date Dedicated: Not listed Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed

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