Ceremony March 21 to honor 100th anniversary of opening of Bonham Post Office
By Sharon Terry, Fannin County Historical Commission
Mar 21, 2014
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Did you know that the Bonham Post Office had an open house before opening for business?  The “Wednesday, February 25, 2014 Bonham Daily Favorite used the heading: “ ‘ONE POSTOFFICE’ IN BONHAM, TEXAS”, and stated that Dr. F. C. Allen, the postmaster, “thought the people of Bonham would have a chance to inspect the building from 7 to 9 o’clock Saturday evening.”

Do you know who gave the property for the Bonham Post Office?

How many facts about the Bonham Post Office construction can you answer?

Contractors_______

 Contract Price______________

Government Inspector___________

General Foreman__________

Brick & Stone Foreman________

Site donor________________

Government appropriation, including building and furnishings____

Postmaster in 2014____________

Open house was held_____________, 1914.

For the answers, please come to a ceremony honoring the Bonham Post Office on Friday, March 21, 2014 at 4:30 p.m.

Photos of the construction and newspaper articles from 1913-1914 will be on display from the Fannin County Museum of History and the Fannin County Historical Commission.