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 Farmer’s Exchange - Arab, AL
N 34° 19.010 W 086° 29.775
16S E 546347 N 3797401
The Farmer's Exchange, now a plant dealer, was originally a place where farmers could trade their produce for items they needed.
Waymark Code: WMEAXY
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2012
Views: 6
The Farmer’s Exchange was a focal point of commerce during the early years of the young town of Arab. Some of the dates and transactions listed on the marker are confusing. The marker is located on Cullman Road just off North Main Street. The marker was placed by the Alabama Historical Association.
Marker Name: Farmer’s Exchange
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
The Farmer’s Exchange was a focal point of commerce during the early years of the young town of Arab. Farmers exchanged their corn, eggs, butter, hides and other agricultural products for a barrel of flour, a stand of lard or other “groceries.” William “Bill” Harrison operated the Exchange in this building beginning about 1933, although the structure may be older. Basil Cobb began working here while still in high school during the early 1930s. His uncle, L.D. Cobb bought the business from Mr. Harrison about 1939. Basil Cobb continued to work at the Farmer’s Exchange and later purchased it, operating it until his retirement in 198. In 1945 Harrison sold the building, but not the business, to the Myra Leak Hammond family, who owned it until 1999.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2008
Marker Number: None
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