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1909 Caledonia, Missouri. This circa 1909 country store aims to transport visitors back to a "simpler time" with nostalgic touches like its homemade ice cream, antique gallery, Amish-made fudge ...
Karch & Heberer General Store in Fairplay, Colorado, late 1800s General stores and itinerant peddlers dominated in rural America until the arrival of the automobile after 1910. Most of the early peddlers were Yankees; after 1859 most were Jewish immigrants. [ 40 ]
General store exhibit at the Deaf Smith County Historical Museum in Hereford, Texas General stores, and itinerant peddlers, dominated in rural America until the coming of the automobile after 1910. Farmers and ranchers depended on general stores that had a limited stock and slow turnover; they made enough profit to stay in operation by selling ...
In the second half of the 19th century, the store went by the name Slocum's Store, [16] until it was purchased by the Davolls at the start of the 20th century when its name changed to Davolls General Store. [17] The Davolls co-owned the store with Nancy Slocum and Australian whaler John Thomas Sherratt. [18] One of their employees was Chester ...
Macy's got its start as America's first department store before the Civil War, and with all the ups and downs of the last 160+ years, the brand still lives on today.
Long before the reign of supermarkets and big-box retailers, general stores were the cornerstone of America's small towns. Here are 9 that patrons still love to visit.
A general merchant store (also known as general merchandise store, general dealer, village shop, or country store) is a rural or small-town store that carries a general line of merchandise. [1] It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all ...
Pages in category "General stores in the United States" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .