OLDEST General Store in the US
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N 44° 10.022 W 071° 57.956
19T E 262873 N 4894703
The business in Bath, NH dates back to 1790
Waymark Code: WM9921
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 07/16/2010
Views: 10
And it has been continuously operated as such all this time. The current Brick Store building was constructed in 1824.
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Having served as the local post office until 1942, some of the original post office boxes still remain. On the outside brick walls you can still see the old painted signs advertising Morrison’s English Liniment and Lady Poor’s Ointment.
Type of documentation of superlative status: Sign on building, various website references, New Hampshire Heritage Guide
Location of coordinates: In front of store
Web Site: [Web Link]
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