By Anna Bitong annab@theacorn.com The Conejo Valley’s first post office opened inside a white tent in 1875, near what today is the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. The valley’s first postmaster, Egbert Starr Newbury, and his wife, Frances, pitched the rectangular canopy just a few feet from their home, providing local ranchers and their families with a much-needed spot to drop off and pick up …
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