Lake Clear Junction Post Office, c. 1915
"Beach's Real Photograph Post Card/ Genuine Hand-Finished/ Made from any photo at Remsen, N.Y."
Courtesy of the Adirondack ExperienceThe Lake Clear Post Office was first established from Clearpond, January 15, 1901, with postmaster Ida H. Rice and the name changed to Clear Pond on May 21, 1902. It reopened June 16, 1902, from Lake Clear Junction, with postmaster Charles Wardner; discontinued May 31, 1959.
Prior to this, the stagecoach carried the mail to The Lodge on Lake Clear. The Lodge owner, Millard Otis was one of the postmasters. The Lodge still has certified postcards signed by Millard.
Lake Clear Junction Post Office, undated
Courtesy of Tim Mayers
The Lake Clear Junction post office was established March 16, 1906, from Saranac Junction 1 with the first postmaster being Charles F. Day.
The Lake Clear and Lake Clear Junction post offices were apparently combined with the single ZIP code 12945 on June 1, 1966. It still exists.
Source: The Place Names of Franklin County, NY by Kelsie B. Harder and Carol Payment Poole (Brushton, NY: Teach Services, Inc., 2008), 175.
The new Lake Clear Post Office
Courtesy of Jim Hotaling
From the US Post Office:
| Name | Title | Date Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| (Originally established as SARANAC JUNCTION) | ||
| Millard F. Otis | Postmaster | 09/09/1892 |
| Hiram L. Greene | Postmaster | 12/03/1895 |
| Charles F. Day | Postmaster | 07/11/1903 |
| Name changed to LAKE CLEAR JUNCTION on March 16, 1906 | ||
| Charles F. Day | Postmaster | 03/16/1906 |
| Florence E. Day | Postmaster | 05/20/1915 |
| George H. Carley | Postmaster | 04/28/1919 |
| Mrs. Inez Greer | Acting Postmaster | 09/30/1945 |
| Mrs. Inez Greer | Postmaster | 05/09/1946 |
| Mrs. Wyona Buckley | Acting Postmaster | 04/30/1947 |
| George H. Carley Jr. | Postmaster | 09/16/1948 |
| Name changed to LAKE CLEAR on June 1, 1966 | ||
| Jeanette J. Falvey | Officer-In-Charge | 06/30/1972 |
| Jeanette J. Falvey | Postmaster | 02/17/1973 |
| Beth M. Bordeau | Officer-In-Charge | 05/31/1995 |
| Beth M. Bordeau | Postmaster | 09/02/1995 |
| Barbara Casagrain | Officer-In-Charge | 08/02/2002 |
| Robert Sherwin | Officer-In-Charge | 08/19/2002 |
| Carrie Peck (Karrie?) | Officer-In-Charge | 09/30/2002 |
| Cecilia I. Delarm | Officer-In-Charge | 11/05/2002 |
| Cecilia I. Delarm | Postmaster | 05/03/2003 |
| Cecilia Martin | Officer-In-Charge | 12/17/2010 |
| Deborah L. Gauthier | Postmaster | 03/10/2012 |
Malone Gazette, October 7, 1892
A postofflce has been established at Saranac Junction. Millard F. Otis has been appointed postmaster.
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Footnotes
1. Lake Clear Junction was originally called Saranac Junction when it opened on July 16, 1892; the name was changed on April 23, 1893. (Michael Kudish, Where Did the Trains Go in the Central Adirondacks)
