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Some Cave Related Post Offices
Alabama Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Dolomite 1888-1901 Jefferson
Limestone 1886-1901 Madison
Lost Creek 1861 Randolph
Natural Bridge (35577) 7/17/1890-Open Winston
Cave Post Offices
Arkansas Cave RelatedPost Ofices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Limestone 1894-1981 Newton
Limestone Valley 1876-1894 Newton
Lost Creek 1846-1859 Grant
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Figure 95. Limestone, Arkansas, 4-barkiller.
California Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Hornitas 1856-1877 Mariposa
Hornitos (95325) 1887-Open Mariposa
Sink 1859-1861 Los Angeles
The town of Hornitos was first settled in 1852 by Mexican miners who had been driven out of Quartzburg (Kernville). The original post office was established as Hornitas, June 18,1856, with its name changed to its current spelling August 20,1877. The word hornitos may be the diminutive oihorno meaning bake oven or kiln, used in the volcanic districts of Latin America. Others believe the name is probably a transfer from Los Hornitos located in the Mexican state of Durango. In 1858, the place gained wide recognition when the Mount Gaines quartz mill built two arrastras (kilns) driven by a 30-horsepower engine.
There were stories that the shallow graves of Mexican miners looked like hornitos, or that German miners built little bake ovens of stones and mud. The little hornitos of brick, in and near the cemetery, give the impression of having been built in later years to justify the stories.
However, William Halliday suggests the name Hornitos is cave-related. A hornito is a
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splatter cone which develops on the surface of basaltic lava flows when the lava is forced up through an opening in the cooled surface and then accumulates around the opening.
In many cases, after the lava has cooled, the opening becomes the entrance to a lava tube cave (Figure 96).
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Connecticut Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Limestone 1857-1861 Hartford
Florida Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Limestone 1884-1906 Walton
Limestone 1905-1955 Hardee
Natural Bridge 1878-1908 Walton
Sink Creek 1919-1925 Jackson
Cave Post Offices
Figure 97. Limestone, Florida, 4-bar killer.
Georgia Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Limestone 1841 Houston
Sink 1880-1882 Bulloch
Idaho Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Lost River 1885-1912 Butte
Niter 1904-1918 Caribou
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Figure 98. Niter, Idaho, 4-bar killer.
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Illinois Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Limestone 1848-1871 Kankakee
Lost Creek 1874-1884 Clinton
Indiana Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Limestone 1841 Lawrence
Lost River 1837-1878 Orange
Lost River 1879-1896 Martin
Sinks 1882-1905 Harrison
Sinking Creek 1826-1828 Washington
Sinking Spring 1837-1852 Lawrence
Iowa Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Limestone 1854-1860 Des Moines
Lost Creek 1896-1907 Mahaska
Kansas Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Limestone 1864-1872 Washington
Lost Creek 1873-1877 Linn
Lost Spring 1861-1864 Marion
Cave Post Offices
Kentucky Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Limestone 1794-1799 Mason
Limestone 1883-1936 Carter
Lost Creek (41348) 1849-Open Breathitt
Natural Bridge 1923-1942 Powell
Sinking Creek 1828-1830 Warren
Sinking Creek 1889-1890 Breckenridge
Sinking Valley 1930-1935 Pulaski
Figure 99. Natural Bridge, Kentucky, 4-bar killer.
Maine Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Limestone (04751) 1858-Open Aroostook
Limestone River 1849-1853 Aroostook
Limestone, founded in 1869, is located in Aroostook County, which borders New Brunswick, Canada. It is currently a farming community with a population of 1,245 that produces potatoes, broccoli, and other kale crops (See Figure 6).
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Michigan Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Limestone 1892-1984 Alger
Sink Brook 1861-1864 Allegan
Figure 100. Limestone, Michigan, CDS with target killer.
Minnesota Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Limestone 1879-1881 Murray
Missouri Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Lost Spring 1872-1873 Reynolds
Lost Creek 1833-1859 Lincoln
Lost Creek 1875-1887 Wayne
Sinkin 1869-1933 Shannon
Cave Post Offices
Montana Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Limestone 1910-1935 Stillwater
Figure 101. Limestone, Montana, 4-bar killer.
Nebraska Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Lost Creek 1879-1885 Platte
New York Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Limestone (14763) 1850 - Open Cattaraugus
Limestone is a 460-person farming community located in Cattaraugus County. Its post office, opened on May 11, 1850, with Chase Fuller as postmaster, is still in operation today (Figure 102).
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Figure 102. Limestone, New York, CDS with cork killer.
North Carolina Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Limestone 1827-1852 Henderson
Limestone 1887-1903 Buncombe
Limestone Well 1842-1853 Forsythe
Natural Wells 1892-1903 Duplin
Ohio Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Lost Creek 1831-1845 Miami
Rockhouse 1895-1907 Hocking
Saltpeter 1851-1859 Washington
Saltpetre 1872-1914 Washington
Sinking Spring (45172) 1817-Open Highland
Limestone 1887-1918 Ottawa
Cave Post Offices
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Oklahoma Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Limestone 9/22/1897-7/6/1901 Choctaw
Limestone Gap 3/29/1875-1922 Choctaw
Oregon Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Lost River 1875-1876 Klamath
Sink 1911-1920 Lake
Pennsylvania Cave Related Post Offices
Limestone 1828-1839 Armstrong
Limestone (16234) 1839-Open Clarion
Limestone Valley 1828-1828 Perry
Limestoneville 1852-1907 Montour
Lost Creek (17946) 1877-Open Schuylkill
Lostcreek 1895-1905 Schuylkill
Sinking Spring 1827-1960 Berks
Sinking Valley 1854-1901 Blair
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Figure 104. Sink, Oregon, 4-bar killer.
South Carolina Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Limestone 1832-1836 York
Limestone 1883-1889 Edgefield
Limestone Springs 1836-1879 Cherokee
Figure 105. Limestone Springs, South Carolina, CDS.
Cave Post Offices
Tennessee Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Limestone 1837-1867 Hamilton
Limestone (37681) 1873-Open Washington
Limestone Cove 1852-1886 Carter
Limestone Cove 1886-1903 Unicoi
Limestone Springs 1846-1903 Greene
Lost Creek 1834-1858 Campbell
Sink 1881-1906 Monroe
Sinking Creek 1837-1852 Bedford
Sinking Spring 1807-1813 Anderson
Sinking Spring 1868-1903 Sevier
Limestone in Hamilton County was opened on March 9, 1837, under John Anderson.
On April 3, 1867 the name was changed to Georgetown, which is still in operation.
Limestone in Washington County (Figure 106) opened in 1873 and is still in operation.
Limestone Cove in Carter County opened August 12, 1852, with David Baker as postmaster. It was discontinued and reopened several times, with the mail finally going to Limestone Cove in Unicoi County on June 28, 1886.
Limestone Cove in Unicoi County was opened on June 28,1886, with Elisha L. Garland as postmaster. It was discontinued on December 14, 1903.
Limestone Springs in Greene County was opened on February 16,1846, with John Love as postmaster and was discontinued on August 15, 1903, its mail going to Greeneville, which is still in operation (Figure 107).
Lost Creek in Campbell County was opened on January 2, 1834, with Charles Rice as the first postmaster. It was discontinued on April 13, 1858 (Figure 108).
Sink in Monroe County was opened on April 11, 1881, with James Henderson as postmaster and on February 14, 1906 it was discontinued and its mail was sent to Tellico Plains, which is still in operation (Figure 109).
Sinking Creek in Bedford County was opened on December 15, 1837, with Thomas Coffee as the only postmaster until it was discontinued January 30, 1852.
Sinking Spring in Sevier County opened January 24, 1868, with Martin Bates as the
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postmaster. It was discontinued on February 28, 1903, and mail was forwarded to Boyd's Creek, which in turn was discontinued in 1955.
Figure 106. Limestone, Tennessee, CDS with cork killers.
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Figure 108. Lost Creek, Tennessee, manuscript cancel.
Cave Post Offices
Figure 109. Sink, Tennessee, CDS and target killer.
Virginia Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Limestone 1854 Marshall
Limestone Hill 1857-1863 Wood
Lost River 1818-1825,1833-1863 Hardy
Limestone Station 1855-1857 Harrison
Lost Creek 1826-1845,1849-1863 Harrison
Sinking Creek 1839 Botetourt
Sinking Creek 1839-1933,1951 Craig
Sinks Grove 1848-1863 Mnroe
Figure WO. Sinking Creek, Virginia, CDS and target killer.
Washington Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Lost Creek 1911-1943 Pend Oreille
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West Virginia Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Lost Creek 1833 Harrison
Lost River 1832 Hardy
Limestone Station 1854-1858 Harrison
Limestone Hill 1856-1984 Wood
Limestone 1854-1911 Marshall
Sink 1882-1894 Raleigh
Sinks 1848-1848 Monroe
Sinks Grove(24976) 1853-Open Monroe
Saltpetre 1905-1950 Wayne
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Figure 112. Saltpetre West Virginia, 4-bar killer.
Wisconsin Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Limestone 1843-1845 Ozaukee
Lost Creek 1873-1902 Pierce
Cave Post Offices
Wyoming Cave Related Post Offices
City/Town/ZIP Dates of Operation County
Lost Spring 1896-1950 Converse
Lost Springs (82224) 1951-Open Converse
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Helbock, Richard W. Postmarks of Territorial Alaska. Las Graces, New Mexico 1979.
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The Depot. 1982. A companion volume to: North Dakota Post Offices, 1850-1982 (Burtonsville, Maryland: The Depot, 1982).
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Index
Adena Indians 72 Alabama 23, 99,109 Alaska 109
Alum Cave, Indiana 42 American Indians 30,72
American Philatelic Research Library 3 American Spelean History Association 3 American Topical Association 4 Anahola, Hawaii 38
Anderson, John 120 Anderson, Major Albert 48 Anderson, William 82 Appleton, South Carolina 79 Aqua Caliente, California 32 Arizona 24,25,99
Arkansas 28,99,110 Ash Cave, Ohio 72
Ashcraft Corner, Alabama 23 Ashcraft, Joel 23
Ashcraft Mercantile Store 23 Atlanta Journal Magazine 35 Austin, Texas 85
Automated Face-Canceller 13
B
Baird, William J. 48 Baker, David 120 Barker, Lewis 39 4-bar killer 11 barrel duplex 8
Bartlett Dam 24
Bat Cave, North Carolina 70 Bat Cave Preserve 70 Bates, Martin 120 Bats in Philately 4
Bean, George Washington 63 Beck, Greg 3
Bee Cave, Texas 85 Bellinger, Ernest J. 66 Big Bone Cave, Tennessee 82 Big Cave, Illinois 39 Bingham, Jesse 80 Bingham, Tom 80
Bishops Cave, Maryland 53 Black Mountain, Arizona 24 Blowing Cave, Georgia 35 Bone Cave, Tennessee 82 Boyer, Malachi 78 Branson, Missouri 57 Bristow.J.D. 37
Broadway.North Carolina 71 Brooks,John W 35
Brown, Joseph 83 Brownsville, Kentucky 45 Brown, William H. 23 Broyles, Cain 83 Bruno (dog) 73
Bureau of Land Management 64
California 30,100,110
California Cavern, California 30
Cave Post Offices
Camper, James 53 cancellation 5
Canyon Ferry Lake, Montana 60 Carolina Midland Railway 79 Carter Caves, Kentucky 50 Carter, Kentucky 50 Cartwright, Charles J. 84 Cat Island, Mississippi 55 Cave Bay, Montana 60 Cave Bluff, Tennessee 83, 84 Cave Books 3
Cave City, Arkansas 28 Cave City Cave, Arkansas 28 Cave City, Kentucky 17,47 Cave City mining camp 30 Cave Creek, Arizona 24 Cave Creek, Arkansas 28 Cave Creek Mistress Mine 24 Cave Creek Ranch, Nevada 62 Cave Creek School, Nevada 63 Cave Creek Station 24 Cave Creek, Tennessee 83 Cave Dale, California 32 Cave, Geirgia 37 Cave Hill, Georgia 37 Cave Hill, Illinois 52 Cave Hill, Kentucky 51 Cave Hill, Tennessee 83, 84 Cave, Illinois 40
Cave-in-Rock, Illinois 39 Cave-in-Rock State Park 39 Cave Junction, Oregon 73,74 Cave, Kansas 43,101 Cave Mills, Tennessee 83, 84 Cave Point, Tennessee 84 Cave Pump, Missouri 58 Cave Ridge, Kentucky 49 Caverna, Kentucky 48 Caverna, Missouri 57 Cavern, Montana 59 Caverock, Kentucky 50 Cave Run, Kentucky 49 Caves, Illinois 52
Caves, Kentucky 50
Cave, South Carolina 79,104 Cave Spring 6
Cave Spring Cave, Georgia 36 Cave Spring Cave, Virginia 87 Cave Spring, Georgia 35 Cave Spring, Indiana 42 Cave Spring, Kansas 43,101 Cave Spring, Kentucky 51 Cave Spring, Missouri 56, 57, 58 Cave Springs, Alabama 23 Cave Springs, Kentucky 51 Cave Spring, Tennessee 83 Cave Spring, Virginia 87 Cave Station, Missouri 57 Cavesville, Virginia 92 Cave, Tennessee 82 Cavetown, Maryland 53 Cavetown, Montana 60 Cave Valley, Illinois 40 Cave Valley, Nevada 63 Cave, West Virginia 95 CDS (circular date stamp) 7 Cedar Creek, Virginia 92 Cedar Falls, Ohio 72 Cedar Valley, Texas 85 Centre, Pennsylvania 78 Chinaman Cove, Montana 60 circular date stamp (CDS) 7 Civilian Conservation Corps 25 Civil War 82
Coconino Caverns 26 Coffee, Indiana 42 Coffee, Thomas 120 Colorado 34,100 Connecticut 111 Conservation Award 135 Corydon, Indiana 42 Costello, Frank P. 62 Cowin, Simon C. 77 Crow, William 34
Crystal Onyx Cave, Kentucky 47 Cuevas, Juan Jose de 55
Index
Cuevas, Mississippi 55 Curd, Beverly 47
Fuller, Chase 116
D
Davidson, Elijah 73 Delaware 98 Delaware Indians 72 Depression, Great 25 Dinosaur Caverns 26 Doane, Edith R. 9 Doanes 9
double-circle cancel 13 Doyle, Jonathan 46 Doyle, Tennessee 83 Duffield, Virginia 92 Duke, Thomas T. 47 Duvall, Louisa J. 70
East Helena, Montana 60 Eckerson, Judson 66
8th International Congress of Speleology 4 Emerson, S.N. 38
Endless Caverns, Virginia 92 Etherton, Illinois 40 Evans, Creath 49
The Explorers Club of New York 135
fancy cancels 8
Fisher Ridge Cave System 49 Fitzgerald, Sandy 3
Flat Lick, Kentucky 50 Florida 111
Floyd, General John 35 Fords Ferry, Illinois 39 Fort McDowell 24 FortWhipple 24 Fraizer, D.R. 82
Fulbright Spring and Cave, Missouri 56
Garland, Elisha L. 120 Gasper, Kentucky 51 Georgia 35,100,112 Glasgow, Kentucky 47 Glen Ellen, California 32 Glory Hole, Georgia 35 gold 30
Gold Hill, Arizona 24 Gosport, Indiana 42
Grand Canyon Caverns, Arizona 25, 26 Grand Caverns, Virginia 88
Grants Pass, Oregon 73 Great Cave Wars 48 Griffiths, Charles 38 Grotto, Colorado 34
Grotto Dell, West Virginia 97 Grottoes, Virginia 87, 88
Grotto Mountain, Washington 94 Grotto, New York 69
Grotto, North Carolina 71 Grotto, Washington 94
H
Hagemann, James 87 Haleakala Volcano 38 Halliday, William 3,38, 110 Hamil, Simeon 23, 35 handstamp 7 Harte, Bret 30 Harvey, Samuel E. 83 Hawaii 38,100 Hawkins, William L. 46 Hecht, Arthur 19 Heynen, William J. 19 History of New France 39
Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio 72 Hoke, Robert 3
Holbrook, Pennsylvania 77
Cave Post Offices
Holland, James E. 74
Holland Rural Station, Oregon 74 The Holy Office of the Catholic Church
of Spain 55 Hopewell, Pennsylvania 77 Hornitos, California 110 Horns Cave, Arkansas 28 Horse Cave, Kentucky 48 Horseshoe Dam 24 Hoskin, Andrew Jackson 24 Houck, James D. 24 Howe Caverns, New York 66 Howe, Lester 66
Howes Cave, New York 15 Hualapai Indians 25
Hunters Cave, Pennsylvania 77 Hymira, Indiana 42
Idaho 112
Illinois 39,101,113 Illinois River, Oregon 74 Illinois Valley, Oregon 73 Indiana 42,101,113 Indiana bat 70
Indian River, New York 61 Inez, Kentucky 50
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 135
Iowa 113
Iroquois Indians 66 Issacs, Godfrey P. 49
J
Jefferson, Thomas 88 Jocelyn, Edward A. 42 Journal of Spelean History 3
K
Kagey.LB. 89
Kagey.N.I. 89 Kansas 43,101,113 Kay, John L. 77 Kentucky 45,102,114 Kentucky Legislature 48 Kentucky State Geologist 46 Kerby Rural Station, Oregon 74 Kernville, California 110 Kings Cave, Indiana 42 Knight, Charles R. 66 Knob City, Kentucky 47 Knob City Land Company 47
Lackey, Martin V. 85
La Cueva National Historical Site 64 La Cueva, New Mexico 64
Lafayette,, Tennessee 84 Laman, JA. 28
LamanJ.W. 28 Lanesville, Indiana 42 Lee, General Robert E. 95 Lera, Thomas 3,4, 135
Lewis and Clark Caverns, Montana 60
Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park, Montana 59 Limespur Cave, Montana 59
Limestone, New York 116 Littleton, John W. 83 Long, Jesse 78 Louisiana 98 Love, John 120 Loyal, Arkansas 28 Lumley, North Carolina 71
M
machine cancels 12 Maine 114
Mammoth Cave, California 30 Mammoth Cave, Kentucky 45 Marcy, William G. 30 Martin, Reverend James 78
Index
Marvel Cave Park, Missouri 57 Maryland 53, 102
Massachusetts 98 Matthews, Ralph 83 McClure, Roger 3 McDonald, Alvin 80 McKee, Kentucky 49 McNabb, MaryJ. 83 Medlen, Colorado 34
Meramec Caverns, Missouri 57 Michigan 115
Miller, Archibald 45 Miller, Joaquin 73 Milligan, Tennessee 84 Minnesota 115 Mississippi 55, 102 Missouri 56,103,115
Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad 86 Missouri Water Company 56
Mixon, William 3 Montana 59,103,116 Mora River, New Mexico 64 Morrison Caves, Montana 60 Morrison, Dan 59
Mountains of California 31 Mount Gaines quartz mill 110 Muir.John 30
Munfbrdville, Kentucky 48 Museum, National Postal 3
N
New Hampshire 98 New Jersey 98
New Market, Virginia 92 New Mexico 64,103 New York 66,104,116 Nicholas, James F. 42 Nittanee, Princess 78 Nixon, Ronnie L. 4 Norris, William J. 83 North Carolina 70,104,117 North Dakota 98
Northern Pacific Railroad 60 Norton, Marcus P. 7
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Ohio 72,104,117 Ohio River 39 Oklahoma 118
Onyx Cave, Kentucky 47 Oregon 73,104,118
Oregon Cave Rural Station 74 Oregon Caves 74
Oregon Caves National Monument 73 Organ Cave, West Virginia 95 Organ Mountains 64 Orndorff.WillianH. 77 Osage Indians 57
Otsgaragee Cave, New York 66 ovate bar duplex 8
National Archives 19 National Park Service 60,74 National Speleological Society 135 Natural Bridge Caverns, New York 66 Natural Bridge Caverns, Texas 86 Natural Bridge, Virginia 92 Natural Tunnel, Virginia 92 Nebraska 116
Nevada 62,103 New Albany, Indiana 42 New Braunfels, Texas 86
Paul, William 77 Payne, E.H. 86
Peach Orchard, Kentucky 50 Peach Springs, Arizona 25 Peck, Walter 25
Penns Cave and Hotel 78 Penns Cave, Pennsylvania 78 Pennsylvania 77,105
Pennsylvania Postal History Society 77 Peter Cave, Illinois 52
Cave Post Offices
Peter Cave, Kentucky 50
Peter M. Hauer Spelean History Award 135 Pfrimmer, William H. 42
Philatelic Mineralogy 4 Pickton, Texas 86 Pitney Bowes 15 postage meter 15 postage stamps 5 postmark 5 precancel 12 Proctor, John R. 46 Proctor, LarkinJ. 46 Proctors Cave, Kentucky 46 Pukalani, Hawaii 38
Quartzburg, California 110 Quincy, Indiana 42
R
Ramona, Illinois 40
Record of Appointment of Postmasters 19 Records and Policies of the Post Office
Department Relating to Place-Names 19 Reed Island Creek, Virginia 19
Rhode Island 98 Rice, Charles 120 Richardson, Samuel 23 Roanoke, Virginia 87 Roark Mountain, Missouri 57 Robbins Ferry, Illinois 39 Rock and Cave, Illinois 39 Rock Cave, West Virginia 95 Rockhouse, Ohio 72 Rolater Park, Georgia 36 Romero, Vicente 64
Ronceverte, West Virginia 95 round-dater 13
Rowe, William 24
Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge 63
Ruby Valley, Nevada 62 Rudes Mill, West Virginia 95 Rural Free Delivery Service 8 Ruskin, Tennessee 83 Russell Cave, Kentucky 51 Russellville, Kentucky 51 Rutan, Pennsylvania 77
Sabin, George C. 74 Saltpeter Cave, Virginia 90 San Antonio, Texas 86 Seneca Indians 66 Shawnee Indians 72
Shenandoah Caverns, Virginia 92 Shenandoah Valley, Virginia 87 Shendun, Virginia 87
Short, Thomas 62 Sierra Madre gold fields 30 Skykomish River 94 Skykomish, Washington 94 slogan cancels 13
Smithsonian National Postal Museum 135 South Carolina 79, 105
South Dakota 80,105
Southern Central Railroad Peru Station 69 Southern Railroad 92
Spangenberg, Joseph 53 Sparkman, James 82 speleophilately 4
Speleophilately: Collecting Caves of Postage Stamps 4
Speleophilately International 3,4 spelling error 15
Spring Cave, Indiana 42 Stanton, Missouri 57 Starcave, Virginia 19,92 Stevenson Station, Maryland 53 Stewart, William 28
Stinking Creek, Kentucky 50 St. Mary's University 86
Index
straight line postmarks 11
T
Virginia & Southwestern Railway Co 92
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Tart, William Howard 73 Takilma Indians 74
Takilma Rural Station, Oregon 74 target killer 7, 8
Taylor, Captain 30 Taylor, Edna P. 83 Tennessee 82,106
Tennessee & Carolina Iron and Steel Co 92 Tennessee Post Offices and Postmaster
Texas 85,106
The Caves, Maryland 53 The Nature Conservancy 70 The Speleo Stamp Collector 3,4 Thomas, Joseph 79
Thomas, Judson C. 71 Thompson, Millie 51 Thompsonville, Illinois 40 Three Forks, Montana 59 Truitts Cave, Missouri 57 Twain, Mark 30
Twin Cave, Illinois 52 Twin Cave, Kentucky 50 Twin Caves Station, Kentucky 51
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University of Pennsylvania 135 USDA Forest Service 74 Utah 98
van der Pas, Jan Paul 4 Van Voorhees, William 30 Vermont 98
Virginia 87,107, 122 Virginia Cave Board 135
Waialua, Hawaii 38 Walker, Kentucky 50 Warner, Governor Mark 135 War of 1812 82
Washington 94,107
Waynesburgh, Pennsylvania 77 West Groton, New York 69 West Point, Kentucky 51 m=st Virginia 95,108,123 Weyer, Bernard 88
Weyers Cave, Virginia 88, 89 Wheeler, George M. 63 Whitehall, Montana 59 Willard, Missouri 56 Willder Cave, Georgia 35 Williams, Phineas 83 Williams, Tom 59 Wind Cave, Kentucky 49 Wind Cave, South Dakota 80 Winnsboro, Texas 86
Winton M. Blount Research Chair 135 Wisconsin 123
Woodjeriah 24
Woodland General Store 47 Woodward, Eugene 59 Wyandot Indians 72 Wyoming 124
Yampai Caverns, Arizona 25 Young, Brigham 63
Zimmer, Washington D. 66
Cave Post Offices
Thomas Lera
In 2007, Thomas Lera was appointed as the Winton M. Blount Research Chair at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. He has written over 150 articles and papers published in leading journals and books such as The London Philatelist, The Collectors Club Philatelist, Encyclopedia of Cave andKarst Science, Journal of Cave andKarst Studies, and NSS Bulletin. He edited The Winton M. Blount Symposia: Select Papers 2006-2009 with the Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press published in September, 2010, and has co-chaired the Winton M. Blount Symposium from 2007 to present.
When not working at the museum, he is active in the preservation and conservation of bats and caves and has written management plans for the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, the latest one being the Conservation ofLanquin Caves National Park in Guatemala. In 2006, he was appointed by Governor Mark Warner to the Virginia Cave Board and is currently its Chairman. He has been the Administrative Vice-President of the National Speleological Society (NSS) receiving their prestigious individual Conservation Award and the Peter M. Hauer Spelean History Award. He is a fellow of the NSS and The Explorers Club of New York and received his Masters Degree from the University of Pennsylvania.