March 16, 1894 – The Iowa Citizen announces that Iowa City’s Civil War Postmaster – J.R. Hartsock – had passed away.
During the Civil War, moving mail quickly across the nation was a high priority. Here in Iowa City, we had a dedicated postmaster James R. Hartsock – who took this job seriously, and in the process, won over the hearts of Iowa Citians. Upon his retirement in 1872, the new building/hotel on the southeast corner of Clinton Street & Iowa Avenue was named after him.
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