Site of First Business Building of Record

1855

On this site once stood a two-story wooden structure built by E. F. Gillespie. It served as his general merchandise store until 1863. The Masonic Lodge was headquartered upstairs. The building was removed in 1897.

Marker is at the intersection of Merchant Street and Main Street when traveling north on Merchant Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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