Seneca Store-Seneca, MD
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 04.777 W 077° 20.436
18S E 297538 N 4328219
Seneca Store-In 1900, Frederick Allnutt purchased the 1855 Darby House and 1½ acres of land from Wilson Tschiffely, who had recently acquired the property along with the nearby mill.
Waymark Code: WM11EBX
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 10/07/2019
Views: 2
Seneca Store-In 1900, Frederick Allnutt purchased the 1855 Darby House and 1½ acres of land from Wilson Tschiffely, who had recently acquired the property along with the nearby mill. Allnutt, who had been running a store next to the canal for several years, built this general store facing River Road in 1901. Upon the death of Frederick Allnutt in 1915, the store and house passed to his widow, Ada Allnutt, then in 1927 to Guy and Hilday Allnutt. The store was sold to Raymond Poole in 1965 and became known as Poole's General Store. It is the oldest general store in continuous operation in Montgomery County.
Erected 1999 by Montgomery County Park Commission, Department of Parks; and The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
Group that erected the marker: Montgomery County Park Commission, Department of Parks; and The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Old River Road
Intersection of River Road
Seneca, MD USA
20837
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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