George B. Armstrong

George B. Armstrong (HM1JJT)

Location: Chicago, IL 60660 Cook County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 59.205', W 87° 40.563'

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Rosehill Cemetery

Founder of the United States Railway Mail Service. Put his first railway postal car in use on the Chicago and Northwestern Railway between Chicago, Ill and Clinton, Iowa, August 28th, 1864, under authority from Postmaster Gen. Montgomery Blair. Dated July 1st, 1864


George Buchanan Armstrong
Founder of the Railway Mail Service in the United States
Born in Armach Ireland
Oct 27, 1822
Died in Chicago
May 5, 1871
His life was fraught with great good to his country
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HM NumberHM1JJT
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Year Placed1871
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Date Added Sunday, March 15th, 2015 at 1:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 443999 N 4648526
Decimal Degrees41.98675000, -87.67605000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 59.205', W 87° 40.563'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 59' 12.3" N, 87° 40' 33.78" W
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Area Code(s)773, 847, 312
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5756-5798 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago IL 60660, US
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