Wallace Postmaster fonds

A postal way office was opened at the Head of Wallace Bay, Cumberland County, circa 1855. George H.D. Forshner was the office's first postmaster. During this time, Nova Scotia's mails were under the jurisdiction of Britain's Imperial Postmaster General, with provincial postal services being overseen by a Deputy Postmaster General. In 1851 responsibility for Nova Scotia's postal service passed to the provincial government, and a provincial Postmaster General was appointed. Under the terms of the 1867 British North America Act, Canada's new federal government assumed responsibility for all postal services in the Dominion. In April 1868, the newly-created federal Post Office Department took over all postal operations across Canada. The way office at Head of Wallace Bay continued to operate under federal jurisdiction, with its postmasters being appointed by the Canadian government, and in 1875 it was made a full service post office. The formal name of the office was shortened to Wallace Bay in 1902. The Wallace Bay post office was closed in 1916, following the introduction of rural mail delivery service. The introduction of this service led to all Wallace Bay post offices being closed.