The first mail was received at the newly established post office of Orfordville, brought from Brodhead on horseback; William Drysdale was the recipient of the first letter delivered.

The evidence

• “This mark of civilization was established in 1857, under the name of Orfordville, the first mail received being brought from Brodhead on horseback, on June 6, 1857, and it is said that Mr. William Drysdale was the recipient of the first letter delivered.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 661 / book p. 665

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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