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Birk City will be named Adlai, in honor of the noblest Roman of | {| style="width:260px; font-size:90%; border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff; color:#222222;" | ||
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Asst. Post Master General. B. A. Mitchel will be the post master. | ! colspan="2" style="background:#2b4162; color:#ffffff; text-align:center; font-size:115%;" | Adlai, Kentucky | ||
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| '''Type''' || Former post office community | |||
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| '''County''' || [[Daviess County, Kentucky|Daviess County]] | |||
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| '''State''' || Kentucky | |||
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| '''Post office''' || Established 1886 | |||
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| '''Named for''' || Adlai E. Stevenson, First Assistant Postmaster General | |||
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| '''First postmaster''' || B. A. Mitchel | |||
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| '''Location''' || Between Oakford and Birk City | |||
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'''Adlai''' was a post office community in [[Daviess County, Kentucky|Daviess County]], Kentucky, located between Oakford and [[Birk City, Kentucky|Birk City]]. | |||
The newspaper reported on February 23, 1886: | |||
<blockquote>The new post office between Oakford and Birk City will be named Adlai, in honor of the noblest Roman of the Democratic administration — Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson, First Asst. Post Master General. B. A. Mitchel will be the post master.</blockquote> | |||
[[Category:Towns]] | [[Category:Towns]] | ||
[[Category:Daviess County, Kentucky]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:35, 26 August 2026
| Adlai, Kentucky | |
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| Type | Former post office community |
| County | Daviess County |
| State | Kentucky |
| Post office | Established 1886 |
| Named for | Adlai E. Stevenson, First Assistant Postmaster General |
| First postmaster | B. A. Mitchel |
| Location | Between Oakford and Birk City |
Adlai was a post office community in Daviess County, Kentucky, located between Oakford and Birk City.
The newspaper reported on February 23, 1886:
The new post office between Oakford and Birk City will be named Adlai, in honor of the noblest Roman of the Democratic administration — Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson, First Asst. Post Master General. B. A. Mitchel will be the post master.