1889
Free postal delivery system went into operation in Plattsburgh.
Tuesday, May 28, 1889
At Crown Point, his native place, died Gen. John Hammond, a son of Charles F. Hammond who settled there early in the centruy, and was for more than fifty years the leading business man in the iron and lumber industries. Gen. Hammond did most gallant service in the war and was twice wounded. After peace was restored he devoted himself to the iron manufacturing and railroad interests of the region. He was a member of the 46th and 47th Congress.
