Dorchester County Commercial Directory
Galestown 1908-1909
"In A post office in Dorchester County, 25 miles east of Cambridge, 7 from Oak
Grove, and 1 from Truitt’s Wharf. 85 by rail and 150 by water from Baltimore,
and on the Nanticoke River. Seaford, Del., is distant 10 miles on the Cambridge
& Seaford RR, Div of the Phila, Balto, & Wilm RR. Population is 250.
S.T. Collins, postmaster.”
Brunsfield, A.H.& Bro, merchant farmers, contd.
Buckson, J.B., Rev. Marine, George W. Willey, W.
Craft, Allie, blacksmith Marine, W.H. Wilson, E.W.
Hastings, H.L., flour & grist mills Marine, W.H., Jr. Wootten, F.
Howett, Miss Genevia, teacher Maston, G.W.
Jones, G. W., wheelwright Osler, Dr. E.R.
Knowles, R.H., general store Payne, H.
McGorday, J.J., justice of the peace Russell, J.G.
Osler, E.R., Dr., physician Russell, J.H.
Russell, Wm.F. & Son, merchant Smoot, L.H.
Short, James, carriage and wagon maker Stack, C.N.
Vincent, Florence E., teacher Stanton, T.J.
Whiteley, D. Oray, contractor Truitt, A.B.
Wright, G.W., merchant Truitt, O.G.
Tull, Frank
Vincent, Mrs. E.
Vincent, H.L.
Local Farmers: Vincent, J.M.
Askridge, George Vincent, T.M.
Askridge, M. Vincent, W.C.
Craft, S.J. Wheatley, G.E.H.
Callaway, T.C. Wheatley, H.T.
Dunn, _____ Wheatley, I.S.
Ellis, J.W. Wheatley, J.B.
Eskridge, A. Wheatley, J.E.
Eskridge, A.B. Wheatley, J.L.
Gordy, J.M. Wheatley, L.E.
Hastings, H.L. Wheatley, L.
Hastings, J.W. Wheatley, R.V.
Langford, J.R. Wheatley, R.W.
Langford, J.H. Wheatley, T.A.
Looker, J. Wheatley, T.W.
Marine, C. Wheatley, W.B.
Marine, G.E. Wheatley, W.C.
(Note: the P.O here was opened 4/16/1857,
with John Collins as P/M.
It closed on 6/30/1908.)