OLDEST - Pharmacy in Texas
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WalksfarTX
N 32° 00.637 W 097° 07.850
14S E 676546 N 3543138
Texas’ "Oldest Pharmacy" was started in 1881 by Dr. William Bond, a former surgeon in the Confederate Army, on the south side of the courthouse square.
Waymark Code: WMWV0F
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/14/2017
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Star Drug Store also claims to be "the oldest drug store" in Texas, but it was started in 1886 so the Hillsboro location which began in 1881 actually holds the title.
The T.B. Bond Pharmacy proudly displays "Texas Oldest Pharmacy" on the front of the building.
Heart of Texas Tales
In the early days the store also sold paint, wallpaper, jewelry, watches, china, and silverware, and was open from early morning until midnight. Grandpa Bond knew that children liked chewing gum, so every child who came into the store got free gum, a tradition which continues today.
Offices in the second story were occupied by doctors and dentists. Often the noise from the itinerant preachers in the alley would disturb their patients. On more than one occasion, Dr. Schacht would throw a bucket of water on the noisy crowd below who quickly got the message.
Grandpa Bond passed away in 1928, and his son remained active in the store until 1937. Today the business continues as a downtown pharmacy, still compounding special-order pharmaceuticals and still handing out chewing gum to kids who stop by.