Charles Town

Charles Town (HMEM)

Location: Charles Town, WV 25414 Jefferson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 17.334', W 77° 51.6'

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Founded in 1786 by Charles Washington, brother of the President. Here John Brown was tried and convicted of treason. Home of W. L. Wilson, Postmaster General, 1896, who here started the first rural free delivery in America.
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HM NumberHMEM
Series This marker is part of the Postal Mail and Philately series
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Date Added Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 11:16am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 253337 N 4352737
Decimal Degrees39.28890000, -77.86000000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 17.334', W 77° 51.6'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 17' 20.04" N, 77° 51' 36.00" W
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Area Code(s)304
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101 W Washington St, Charles Town WV 25414, US
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