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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 ...
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 ...
Lincoln's work as an everyman's store clerk and trustworthy business owner helped lead to his nickname as "Honest Abe". [17] [18] [19] The 1930 film Abraham Lincoln features Lincoln's time as a storekeeper at the Lincoln-Berry store during the first act. The 1933–1934 Chicago World's Fair included a replica building exhibit of the Lincoln ...
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The Southern Country Store, 1800-1860 (LSU Press, 1949) online; Ayers, Edward L. The Promise of the New South: Life After Reconstruction (2007) online; Barron, Hal S. Mixed Harvest: The Second Great Transformation in the Rural North, 1870-1930 (1997) online copy of the book see also online review of this book
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.
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 ...
There are many subtypes of retail companies, some of which are tracked by year of establishment. Typically, companies are classed to this category if they are primarily retailers.