[
  {
    "period": "Before 1884",
    "title": "James P. Comeford’s home or business",
    "location": "West Front Street",
    "details": "Before Marysville had a dedicated post-office building, local histories describe mail arriving by rowboat from Steamboat Slough at the home or business of James P. Comeford. The local ledger also references the Snohomish–Mukilteo boat."
  },
  {
    "period": "1884",
    "title": "Arthur Quinn’s residence",
    "location": "Between Delta and State Streets",
    "details": "The local ledger records an early post-office location at Arthur Quinn’s residence. His separate federal appointment appears in the official chronology above."
  },
  {
    "period": "1885–1890",
    "title": "Henry B. Myers and Marysville’s first post-office boxes",
    "location": "Front Street between Ash and Beach Streets",
    "details": "Henry B. Myers operated a general store in early Marysville and installed the community’s first rentable post-office boxes in the rear of the business. Although one secondary source identifies him as a postmaster, the USPS appointment records and multiple newspaper histories do not list him as holding that office. He is therefore included as an important figure in Marysville’s postal history, but not as a confirmed postmaster."
  },
  {
    "period": "1890–1893",
    "title": "The Bartlett Store",
    "location": "Front and Beach Streets",
    "details": "The local ledger places the post office at the rear of the Bartlett Store during the period it associates with Charles H. Schaefer."
  },
  {
    "period": "1893–1897",
    "title": "Across from City Hall",
    "location": "Downtown Marysville",
    "details": "The local ledger records a post-office location across the street from City Hall during the period it associates with Henry A. Plate."
  },
  {
    "period": "1897–1899",
    "title": "North side of Front Street",
    "location": "Opposite City Hall",
    "details": "The local ledger places the post office on the north side of Front Street during the period it associates with Accie Johnston."
  },
  {
    "period": "1899–1916",
    "title": "Second and Cedar",
    "location": "Next to the bank building",
    "details": "The local ledger records this location during the period it associates with Henry A. Rathvon."
  },
  {
    "period": "1916–1934",
    "title": "The State Street post office",
    "location": "State Street between Second and Third Streets",
    "details": "The local ledger places the post office here during the periods it associates with Mabel Murphy and George L. Deu Pree. It also notes that Frank Mardon began working in the post office on April 15, 1927."
  },
  {
    "period": "1940",
    "title": "The 1940 post-office building",
    "location": "Fifth Street between Delta and State Streets",
    "details": "The local ledger records a new dedicated post-office building at this location on May 26, 1940."
  },
  {
    "period": "Later 20th century",
    "title": "The move to 1010 State Avenue",
    "location": "1010 State Avenue",
    "details": "Local historical information places the post office at this address during the period associated with Leonard E. Amundson.",
    "researchNote": "The project’s current ledger transcription says “1010 State Street” and does not provide an exact move date. The Street/Avenue wording requires further source verification."
  }
]