▁today . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Eg bert ▁St arr ▁New bury ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁child ▁from ▁Santa ▁Barbara ▁to ▁the ▁C one jo ▁Valley ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁where ▁he ▁built ▁his ▁home ▁at ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Th ous and ▁O aks ▁C iv ic ▁Arts ▁Pla za . ▁As ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁official ▁place ▁to ▁send ▁or ▁receive ▁mail , ▁New bury ▁decided ▁to ▁apply ▁to ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁for ▁a ▁post ▁office . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁the ▁post ▁office ▁opened ▁in ▁a ▁tent ▁outside ▁New bury ' s ▁home , ▁and ▁New bury ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁post master ▁in ▁the ▁C one jo ▁Valley . ▁When ▁the ▁stage ▁company , ▁Coast ▁Line ▁Stage ▁Company , ▁abandoned ▁their ▁route ▁through ▁C one jo ▁Valley ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁mail ▁was ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁times ▁per ▁week ▁by ▁various ▁people ▁on ▁government ▁contract . ▁Following ▁the ▁dev ast ating ▁dr ought ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 6 - 7 7 , ▁the ▁New bury ▁family ▁left ▁the ▁C one jo ▁Valley , ▁and ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁post ▁office ▁changed ▁many ▁times . ▁For ▁ten ▁years ▁it ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁C one jo ▁Valley , ▁in ▁the ▁homes ▁of ▁various ▁ran ch ers , ▁however ▁still ▁called ▁the ▁New bury ▁Park ▁Post ▁Office . ▁The ▁Tim ber ville ▁Post ▁Office ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁today ' s ▁New bury