> Frank, There is a blacksmith shop but it was owned by Alexander Blanton. There is no mention of a Blair in the book. Sorry. Ann Is there any reference to a Blacksmith Shop in the history of Sullivan. Seeking info re a Harlan Larkin Blair who supposedly owned a blacksmith shop in the 1885 time frame. Thanks Frank Jurenka > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Genealogy <[email protected]> > > > Hi Ann, > > > > Thank you for the research, this was exactly what I was in search of > > and more. > > :-) Your a very kind soul! > > Best regards, Denis > > > > > > > > On Apr 14, 2007, at 12:12 AM, Ann Wideman wrote: > > > > > This is what is in the book, "A History of Sullivan, Missouri and > > > the Bank > > > of Sullivan", Darlene Schatz and Ruth Dace. > > > The Mt. Helicon post offfice was established on July 25, 1856 and > > > Austin > > > Clark was the postmaster. It was located in the Clark Store and > > > stagecoach > > > station. Mt. Helicon was the name of the Jacob Clark farm. The Clark > > > family cemetery, now located on Springfield Road, was a part of > > > that farm. > > > Sullivan had not yet been founded. > > > In 1860, the Mt. Helicon post office was discontinued. On July 24, > > > 1860, a > > > post office was established in Sullivan. Alfred O. Melvin was the > > > postmaster. > > > In the 1890s the post office was in the Clark-Martin store and > > > Carrick Clark > > > was the postmaster. A plat of Sullivan shows that in 1898 the post > > > office > > > was located on Front Street between the Fisher Building and theBennett > > > Building. Between c. 1910 to 1941 it was a section of the larger > > > Fisher > > > Building. > > > I hope this information helps someone. > > > Ann > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > > the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOCRAWFO- [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using YHTI Webmail. http://www.yhti.net/