Dannemora (Prison Town)

Here are some interesting covers from Dannemora, NY, the site of the recent escape from the Clinton Correctional Facility in June, 2015.  Dannemora is in Clinton County, NY. The post office was established January 17, 1850 and is still in operation.

A Nesbitt envelope from the 1850s:

An octagon with a negative star killer (1879?):

A red circular date stamp with a nice star killer (1880):

There have been a number of postmaster in the last 165 years:

James H. Gibson Postmaster 01/17/1850

Herman Lowry Postmaster 04/06/1853

James H. Van Aranam Postmaster 08/11/1856

Heber S. Lewis Postmaster 03/21/1861

Loring Chappel Postmaster 06/23/1863

John H. Hopkins Postmaster 06/07/1871

Charles H. Stackpole Postmaster 02/12/1875

Seth Allen Jr. Postmaster 01/10/1884

James P. Cunningham Postmaster 07/23/1885

Seth Allen Jr. Postmaster 07/23/1889

James P. Cunningham Postmaster 05/09/1894

Seth Allen Postmaster 06/18/1898

Joseph S. Nash Acting Postmaster 04/12/1912

James H. Signor Acting Postmaster 04/16/1912

James H. Signor Postmaster 05/24/1912

Philip White Signor Acting Postmaster 10/05/1914

James H. McCorry Postmaster 03/13/1915

Robert J. Fitzpatrick Postmaster 03/15/1916

Louis H. Buck Postmaster 01/05/1922

Karl L. Whipple Acting Postmaster 05/01/1930

Karl L. Whipple Postmaster 12/18/1930

Jacob Tolosky Acting Postmaster 01/31/1935

Jacob Tolosky Postmaster 08/02/1935

Lewis O. Carter Acting Postmaster 06/30/1958

Donald J. Fitzpatrick Acting Postmaster 06/09/1961

Donald J. Fitzpatrick Postmaster 12/02/1963

Lawrence H. Douglas Officer-In-Charge 06/30/1973

Lawrence H. Douglas Postmaster 09/29/1973

Audrey M. Douglas Officer-In-Charge 10/01/1992

Audrey M. Douglas Postmaster 12/12/1992

Christine Trombley Officer-In-Charge 03/19/1997

Kevin E. Goddeau Postmaster 08/16/1997

This information comes from the USPS's Postmaster Finder webpages.