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The third post office in the township was opened at Six Corners on the Ottawa county side of the boundary between Ottawa and Muskegon counties.  Located at the intersection of Harding Street, 48th Avenue, and the stage coach road, it was founded on February 21, 1855, it operated for thirty-three years until February 4, 1888.

 

Seven postmasters served the Six Corners’ post office:

Albert Heyden
02-21-1855
William Ellerthorpe
02-16-1866
Joseph Foster
03-09-1868
John Hounson
05-21-1868
Nelson Conklin
09-29-1869
Robert Gibbs
02-20-1871
Almon Wilkinson
02-05-1886

1861lettertosixcorners.jpg
A letter written in 1861 addressed to Six Corners, Michigan

Chester Township
Ottawa County
Michigan, USA