Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-26
Pennsylvania Leads in Number
Of Post Offices, Virginia is
Second, Kentucky Third,
and New Y ork Fourth.

KToW that Ambassador Bryce has
IN commented upon q certain lack OF
originality in the naming of our
communities perhaps some items from the
Postal Guide will be found interesting.
When the federation of the world" toward
which we seem to be slowly moving be-
comes an accomplished fact, 1t may be
possible to have board which shall con-
troll such matters for all nations but until
that time there will probably be just as
much confusion and trouble from repetition
of names as there has been in the past.
In January, 1907, there were in the United
States. including Alaska and our insular
possessions, "a, 1O3 post offices. located in
about 2,ssS counties. and running in alpha
b .ical sequence from Aaron. Ind, to
Zwolle, La. In 1901 there were 76,945 post
offices, but since then many have been
discontinued on account of the rural free
delivery service.
70 Pennsylvania belongs the distinction
of having more post offices than any other
state In the Union. namely. 4, 1O2 1t might
be thought that New York. with her 1855
offices, would claim second place upon the
list but she Is outranked by Virginia, with
3.0SS. and Kentucky, with 1909, Texas. with
2,767. coming fifth. Twenty-Five states
have more than 1000 post Offices. and none
has less than 100. Delaware having 127 and
Rhode Island 1872. The District Of Column
bia takes place at the foot Of the column
1t being credited with only one post Office
Alaska has 119. Hawaii 95. Porto Rico 80
and Guam and Samoa 1 and 2, respec-
lively.
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United States can boast Of exclusive names.
There are in different parts Of the country
20 Washingtons, 81 Clevelands, q Spring
fields, II Atlantas, IS Albanys, IL Bostons,
10 Denvers. 2 Baltimores. st. Louis. 8
Cincinnatis. 10 Buffalos, 3 Chicagos and 2
New Yorks. but only one New Orleans
and only one San Francisco. The names Of
many of the states have also been appro-
priated by smaller communities. There are
5 Ohios none of them in that common
CALIFORNIA;. an Arizona, La; Vermont,
Mo-: Indiana. Pa: louisiana, Mo-: New
York. Tex: Maine, Mimi, and many
others.
Nor have the older cities and countries
across the sea failed of remembrance in
the new world. Paris has 10 namesakes.
London II. Edinburg 8, Berlin q, while
the classic age has given US IS Romes, 10
Athens, II Corinths and many Alexan-
drias. There are % Hollands, Switzer-
lands, Chinas. 2 Japans. 3 Russias. IA
Denmarks. l England and l Italy. Not
content with mere counties. Illinois has a
South America. Mississippi an Australia
and an Africa, while Worlds, Va, and Co.'S
mos. Okla. aspire to still wider fields
The names of the great men of our re-
public are not only perpetuated in the
nurseries of the nation, but are enduringly
embodied in her geographical nomenclature.
There is no President of the United States
who has not been remembered by loyal
hearts in some section of the Union. Our
first executive can claim 20 post offices in
as many states. Lincoln has 81, several of
them south of Mason and Dixon's line;
Grant has 90 Jefferson "a. Madison q,
Monroe o. Garfield 20, Adams II. Seven
teen offices bear the name of Roosevelt,
and other heroes of the Spanish war share
also in this tribute. Fifteen post offices
are named for Dewey, for Schley. for