Burr Hawley & Burritt General Store
Stepney
ca 1855
Site of the Burr Hawley &
Burritt General Store
At this site farmers assembled horse teams & wagons to bring milk to the milk station & to buy feed, hay and grain; residents purchased sewing supplies, groceries & lumber. Tradition has it that Mark Twain of Redding, visited here to listen to local tales around the potbelly stove. The only motor-driven grain mill in town was located in the back of the store.
Stepney Heritage Trail – The Sippin Family
Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Connecticut Route 25) and Easton Road (Connecticut Route 59), on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
