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Date:   Sun, 22 May 2011 08:26:45 -0700
Reply-To:   Jack Hamilton <jfh@STANFORDALUMNI.ORG>
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From:   Jack Hamilton <jfh@STANFORDALUMNI.ORG>
Subject:   Re: SAS-L Digest - 21 May 2011 - Special issue (#2011-540)
Comments:   To: "Burton, Ray" <Ray.Burton@ACS-INC.COM>
In-Reply-To:   <9A0B0AA573BD9E4E94BEC577885B00B704094F6B@A1DAL1SWPES20MB.ams.acs-inc.net>
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Not from that long ago, but they do like to give each post office its own name. That can require imagination in large cities.

Also, see <www.usps.com/postalhistory/_pdf/PONames.pdf>, and for some examples, <http://queens.about.com/od/neighborhoods/a/Queens-Neighborhood-Names-And-The-U-S-Post-Office.htm>

On May 22, 2011, at 7:59 AM, Burton, Ray wrote:

> Nat & Jack: > > Are you implying that the USPS is retaining places names from pony > express days? 8-0 > > Ray Burton > VAMMIS Team: SAS Healthcare Data Analyst > Government Healthcare Solutions > Virginia MMIS Application Support > Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., A Xerox Company > 1011 Boulder Springs Dr., Suite 350 > Richmond, VA > > -----Original Message----- > ------------------------------ ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 23:10:28 -0400 > From: Nat Wooding <nathani@VERIZON.NET> > Subject: Re: Slightly OT, But Still SAS Related > > Jack > > There are few rail lines extant in this area for me to make that > correlation but I agree that the place names appear to be of communities > that have been absorbed over time. > > Nat > > ----- ------------------------------ > > End of SAS-L Digest - 21 May 2011 - Special issue (#2011-540) > *************************************************************


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