A. H. Barber was Chico's first postmaster. He was appointed in 1851, the year the first United States mail arrived at Bidwell Ranch.1
Footnotes
1. Wells, Gilbert, and Chambers; History of Butte County, California (1882)
A. H. Barber was Chico's first postmaster. He was appointed in 1851, the year the first United States mail arrived at Bidwell Ranch.1
1. Wells, Gilbert, and Chambers; History of Butte County, California (1882)
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