Vancouver Centennial Plaque #52 – The First Mail Delivery

Address:           780 Nelson Street

Status:             Still up

"THE FIRST MAIL DELIVERY

Vancouver's postmaster, Jonathan Miller, hired four mail carriers to commence delivery in the city. Citizens were instructed regarding proper numbering and service began February 1, 1895, from the main post office at the N.W. corner of Granville and Pender."

Credit: Vancouver Centennial Commission, Historic Plaque Program – list and documentation plaques 50-100 (June 18, 1986). Courtesy of Vancouver Archives

Photo credit: The Province (26 March 1918)