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According to village records, Painted Post was established as a village in 1803.

The Erwin brothers are considered the first wealthy European descended settlers to have settled in the Painted Post area in the late 18th century ( Painted Post village is in the town of Erwin, named for the brothers and incorporated in 1796 ).

The brothers ' 4 mansions are still standing.

There are maps in existence dated 1796 which include Painted Post.

The village was first incorporated in 1860 and officially re-incorporated in 1893.

The name is derived from an historic, although probably unpainted, wooden post seen in the area at the end of the 18th century.

The origin and purpose of the post remain controversial.

A glyph of the post is visible on the aforementioned 1796 map.