Maple Post Office (Rupert Post Office) and Bailey General Store, built ca 1852, photo ca. 1910 MG 21
The third #AAW2023 post focuses on the Maple Post Office, which was housed on the northwest corner of the intersection of Major Mackenzie Drive and Keele Street. Built in approximately 1852, its first postmaster was Joseph Noble, and the longest serving postmaster was Henry C. Bailey, who ran it from 1906-1938. The post office remained in its original location until 1951, when, under the tenure of Dougal McCowan, it was moved to new premises on Keele Street North, and then again in 1968 to south of Maple United Church.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 21
Maple Post Office (Rupert Post Office) and Bailey General Store, built ca 1852, photo ca. 1910 MG 21
The third #AAW2023 post focuses on the Maple Post Office, which was housed on the northwest corner of the intersection of Major Mackenzie Drive and Keele Street. Built in approximately 1852, its first postmaster was Joseph Noble, and the longest serving postmaster was Henry C. Bailey, who ran it from 1906-1938. The post office remained in its original location until 1951, when, under the tenure of Dougal McCowan, it was moved to new premises on Keele Street North, and then again in 1968 to south of Maple United Church.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 21