General Store, Sumter County

This appears to have been a general store. Located in rural Sumter County, not far from Andersonville, it’s a very plain structure, made of cinderblock. One can imagine that it was important to the people out here in the country, who probably didn’t go to town very often. General store, as opposed to the more quaint “country store”, is an important distinction, because these places usually sold a little bit of everything, and the owners knew what people needed. It’s possible that it was a commissary. There’s a sign at the roadside that indicates it was part of the Hoke Smith Farm.

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