▁Park ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁small ▁community ▁of ▁Tim ber ville , ▁centered ▁around ▁the ▁Grand ▁Union ▁Hotel ▁and ▁the ▁Tim ber ▁School . ▁ ▁As ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁post ▁offices ▁in ▁the ▁C one jo ▁Valley ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁post master s ▁James ▁Sk el ton ▁of ▁the ▁east ▁end ▁and ▁G . ▁W . ▁He p ner ▁of ▁the ▁west ▁end , ▁pet ition ed ▁to ▁have ▁both ▁offices ▁cons olid ated ▁with ▁a ▁proposed ▁location ▁half - way ▁between ▁the ▁two . ▁An ▁agreement ▁was ▁reached ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁chosen ▁location ▁for ▁the ▁com bed ▁post ▁offices ▁was ▁on ▁Richard ▁Or ville ▁H unt ' s ▁Sal to ▁R anch , ▁near ▁the ▁present - day ▁Lyn n ▁Road ▁and ▁Hill c rest ▁Drive . ▁The ▁name ▁" New bury ▁Park ▁Post ▁Office " ▁was ▁retained , ▁and ▁Mr . ▁H unt ▁was ▁the ▁post master ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Mary ▁Jane ▁as ▁his ▁assistant . ▁After ▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁H unt ▁R anch ▁near ▁present - day ▁The ▁O aks ▁m all , ▁it ▁was ▁moved ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁to ▁a ▁shop ▁owned ▁by ▁William ▁Know l ton ▁located ▁near ▁C one jo ▁Hotel ▁on ▁New bury ▁Road . ▁It ▁was ▁operated ▁by ▁William ▁and ▁his ▁sister ▁Sarah ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁when ▁it ▁moved ▁into ▁a ▁tiny