Montpelier Station post office reopens

MONTPELIER STATION — It was an important day for Montpelier, an important day for the United States Postal Serviice, and a really important day for Montford-area postal customers.

On a sunny and hot Tuesday morning, the USPS and James Madison’s Montpelier hosted a celebration reopening the Montpelier Station Post Office on Route 20.

William duPont constructed the depot in 1910, creating a regular stop on the Southern Railway line. The depot provided services to the duPont family and other residents of Montpelier and quickly became an important transportation link in the local community.

In 1912, the depot took on an added community importance when the Montpelier Station Post Office first opened. Stationmaster Eugene Ross Lewis served as the first postmaster.