By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

Six early Bluffton postmasters sat for this Will Triplett photograph in the 1930s.

This impressive group of men represent 66 years of postal service to the Bluffton community. During their eras, the post office was originally located in the town hall, then in early 1900 moved to Vine Street and later to the building housing Roots by Stratton's. Then, in the early 1940s the present post office building was constructed.

Each of these postmasters served their position prior to the construction of the current post office building.

They are, standing from left, Russell Day, (1898-1907), M.M. Murray (1924-1934) and Gibson Locher (1916-1924)

Seated from left, Henry L. Romey, (1894-1898) Andrew Hauenstein (1868-1871; 1877-1885) and George W. Lewis (1907-1916).

Click HERE for the rest of the story, including a full list of postmasters and officers through 2023.

The Zone Improvement Plan (ZIP code) was introduced in 1963 to improve the speed of mail delivery.