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Henderson's Establishment
Commercial
1850s
c. 1850
Corner of Second and Vine streets
Verbatim Passage from Source
"The only mercantile establishment then in the place was a small cabin made of hickory poles, on what is now known as the corner of Second and Vine streets. This place was kept by Charles S. Henderson, and dealt exclusively in whiskey, tobacco, and mink, coon, bear and other skins."
— Source: A VIEW OF A GROWING TOWN OR POPLAR BLUFF AS IT WAS, AS IT IS, AND AS IT WILL BE (referenced c. 1850)
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What We Know From This Source
The first mercantile store in Poplar Bluff, specializing in bartering skins for goods.
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