Main Street Museum
General Store
Explore Main Street Museum's General Store and see the vast selection of authentic late 1800's and early 1900's goods. Locals and travelers alike purchased necessities including:
Visitors at Main Street Museum can also see the town's Post Office, located inside the General Store. In the early 1900's, the Post Office was not a stand-alone building by itself but was often inside the General Store.
1939 General Store
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Books
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Ammo
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Tobacco
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Groceries
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Clothing
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Building hardware
Post Office
Storefront
Store owners often used emblems to advertise what was in their stores. The General Store displays a Cigar Store Indian, which was used to indicate to visitors that they could purchase tobacco from the store. Indian figurines were the widespread symbol used for tobacco because American Indians first introduced tobacco to Europeans.
The General Store at Main Street Museum features numerous architectural artifacts including:
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Main Street Museum General Store
Cigar Store Indian