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General Store and Post Office
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General store and post office. Hans Johsnon, Newport's founder, is shown on the porch. Logs are stacked in the foreground. The post office was established on October 17, 1882, with Johnson as postmaster. It was discontinued on April 30, 1904.
1895
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People on Porch of General Store
Store includes a Post Office, owned by Cyrus Yawkey. Men, child, and two dogs are on the porch.
Store, Hotel and Post Office
1915
View of three buildings; a store, hotel and post office. A group of men are gathered on the porch at the post office.
Lutheran Church
1950
Exterior view across fence and field towards the Lutheran church and cemetery of a German or Norwegian settlement near the intersection of Highway 16 and County Highway O.
Post Office
Exterior view of post office. The first post office in Oshkosh was established in the 1840s, and the postmaster was Joseph Jackson. Caption reads: "The Post Office—Oshkosh Wis."
Newport Maritime Trails Marker
Lake Michigan
Near this spot in 1881, a Scandinavian immigrant named Hans Johnson built a large wooden pier. Soon afterward, Johnson and business partner Peter Knudson built a general store, a post office, and a...
