Upshaw Brothers - Douglasville Commercial Historic District - Douglasville, GA
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YoSam.
N 33° 45.083 W 084° 44.881
16S E 708591 N 3736869
General merchandise, fertilizer, and groceries
Waymark Code: WMYBMJ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/26/2018
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County of building: Douglas County
Location of building: 6060 Broad St., Dougalsville
Original Occupant: Upshaw Brothers
Current Occupant: Vacant
Built: 1891
"...At the northern
edge of the central business district, near the elevated platform of
the Southern Railroad were several industries which included two
warehouses, the Douglas County Cooperative Warehouse, the Upshaw Bros
& Co. Warehouse, The Baggett Bros. Planning Mill (Lumber) and The
Douglasville Canning and Preserving Company established in 1887.
"The New South newspaper of 1901, April 4, 1901 - Vol. XXIV., No.
4., which replaced The Weekly Star, carried much advertisement about
many of the stores as having very lucrative businesses as follows:
"Upshaw Bros. & Co., groceries and fertilizer, are constantly offering their customers some goods, and these offers
don't go unaccepted. They sell for cash. Read this ad."
~ NRHP Nomination Form
"6. Upshaw Bros. General Merchandise Groceries & Fertilizer store
Brothers Lucius C. and Herchel M. Upshaw operated this business
from 1891 to 1930 with receipts of over $100,000 in 1909, second only
to the Duncan Brothers. Lucius C. Upshaw was a very politically
active man." ~ Walking Tour of District