Essays on Sussex County and New Jersey Postal History

Len Peck ~ SPARTA, NJ: EARLY SUSSEX POVarious Sparta post offices:Fig. 10 A-C: Post office locales inSparta – often in local stores orresidences. At left is the residence ofCharles Halsey on Main Street inSparta. Halsey was postmaster from1906-1914.Below is a view of the RFD runner infront of Halsey’s homeHalsey was succeeded byHerbert C. Dodge. The viewbelow shows the post officelocation in the store ofHerbert C. Dodge, from1914 to 1934.The post officethen moved to thehome of Floyd J.Kays on White DeerPlaza until 1958,when Warren W.Fredericks becamepostmaster and itmoved to agovernment- leasedbuilding next to theA&P supermarket.Illustration courtesyDoug D’AvinoVol. 38/No. 3159NJPHWhole No. 179 Aug 201048