Mendocino Post Office Established
Studio portrait of Lafayette Woodward, c. 1850. Woodward Street in Mendocino may have been named after him. (Kelley House Collection, Kelley House Photographs) December 1, 1858 - The Mendocino Post Office was established when President James Buchanan appointed Lafayette Woodward its first postmaster. The post office was located inside Woodward’s mercantile store, which was on the property just west of the building that houses [...]