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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Broad Channel came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Broad Channel in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Broad Channel. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Broad Channel data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

 

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Broad Channel:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, an Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

Broad Channel is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Broad Channel. See our Misc Page for Broad Channel for more information.

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/