Historical Marker
Post Office
Historical marker location:
West Oklahoma Avenue, Guthrie, Oklahoma
( Marker is at the intersection of West Oklahoma Avenue and South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west on West Oklahoma Avenue.)
Marker installed: 1980
Dennis T. Flynn opened the Guthrie post office in a tent on April 23, 1889, the day after the famous run of 1889. With volunteer help, he handed out the mail. Within a few weeks, the post office was handling 3,000 letters and 1,000 newspapers daily.