Barker General Store - Edinburg, New York - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This 2 story general store was once called the Barker's General store. Through some museum research it was discovered to also be a tv repair shop and a gas station. The museum curator described how he use to have to crank a handle to pump the gas.

The building is now called the Catchall and has been turned into an antique shop. Through spring cleaning the owner found a loose wooden panel behind one of the drawers. When the panel was removed there was the hidden room. She also pointed out how the windows had shutters on the inside to keep the slaves hidden from view at night when they would let them out. They would have a quick meal maybe a bath and then hit the trail to Canada again.

There is also a display here that shows how they use to communicate through the use of quilts to show slaves and the people transporting them the safest way to go. A rather cool building and one that should be waymarked on a Saturday in hopes of catching the shop open. The hidden room is on display as well. The register shows this as a vacant building but it's actually a weekend antique shop. Happy Waymarking, Swizzle & Family

Street address: 1 Military Rd. Edinburg, New York U.S.A. 12134 County / Borough / Parish: Saratoga Year listed: 2002 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1825-1949 Historic function: Commerce/Trade Current function: Commerce/Trade Privately owned?: yes Season start / Season finish: From: 05/01/2009 To: 10/31/2009 Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.