Martin's Store - Ware Shoals (Laurens County), SC
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jhuoni
N 34° 23.961 W 082° 11.831
17S E 389960 N 3807086
The history of a family business which operated almost 120 years.
Waymark Code: WMMXTK
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2014
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Martin’s Store
This store, first known as Daniel’s Store or the “Beehive”, was built before the Civil War by James Wright Daniel (1814-1904) and several business partners. In 1878 James Martin (1815-1879) bought the store from the other partners and became the sole owner until his death the next year. Martin’s son J.C. Martin (1861-1949) and his grandsons ran this general store for 119 years.
The grandsons, J.Y. Martin (1906-1969) and J.H. Martin (1907-2000) continued to operate the store until it closed in 1997. It sold groceries, dry goods, automotive and farm supplies; was a polling place; housed a doctor’s office and was the site of many community gatherings.
The Masons, the Grange and the Woodmen of the World held meetings on the second floor for many years.
Erected by the Laurens County Historical Society 2004