On June 30, 1892, the Wabash Post Office opens. William F. Eckart is appointed the first postmaster.
The post office ceased operations on January 14, 1904. Wabash is located in King County 28 miles south of Seattle, 10 miles southeast of Auburn.
Wabash Post Office opens on June 30, 1892.
- By Greg Lange
- Posted 12/18/1998
- HistoryLink.org Essay 552
Sources:
Guy Reed Ramsey, "Postmarked Washington, 1850-1960," Microfilm (Olympia: Washington State Library, February, 1966), 642.
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