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==History== Glencoe Post Office opened on August 18, 1876, and is believed to have been on the northeast corner of Bay Gladwin Line Road and Townline 16 Road. It operated for two years, being discontinued on May 28, 1878.<ref>{{gnis|2548112|Glencoe Post Office (historical), Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.8263889&p_longi=-84.1666667&fid=2548112 GNIS in Google Map].<br>Citation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993.</ref> On October 12, 1888, Mountforest Post Office opened in Mount Forest.<ref name=mfpo>{{gnis|2547916|Mountforest Post Office (historical), Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.8872222&p_longi=-84.1141667&fid=2547916 in Google Map].<br>Citation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993.</ref> Bertie Post Office was opened on June 21, 1899, with storekeeper Locius Fogelsanger as the first postmaster.<ref name=bpo>{{gnis|2548188|Bertie Post Office (historical), Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.8872222&p_longi=-84.1141667&fid=2547916 in Google Map].<br>Citation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993.</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100127190723/http://bay-journal.com/bay/1he/places/bco-names-places.html Bay County: Names of Places.]}} Places. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20020604040133/http://bay-journal.com/ bay-journal.com]}}. Accessed on August 2, 2013.</ref> The Bertie post office ended operations on October 31, 1903.<ref name=bpo/> The Mountforest PO was closed on Mar 31, 1955.<ref name=mfpo/>
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