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W. N. Flynt & Sons |
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We are not sure of the exact date of the first building on this site, but it is referred to as "the old store" in 1790. This "old store" was run by William Norcross from 1790 to 1810 under the firm of William Norcross & Son, the son being Joel Norcross. In 1810, William erected a new building on this site. This building saw a variety of owners: Norcross & Flynt, Norcross & Company, Flynt & Packard, William Packard & Son, E. B. Miles, E. E. Towne and, later, Charles Fowler. Under the ownership of E. E. Towne, this general store became one of the first to utilize the newspaper as a means of advertisement. In the April 3rd, 1869, edition of the Palmer Journal Mr. Towne informed the world that he was selling "Paints and Oils cheap enough" and that he had "Goods for Ladies and Gentlemen", "Goods for Farmers, Mechanics, Physicians and Clergymen". From this one advertisement it is learned that he sold "Hats and caps, fertilizers, hardware, farming tools, flour and meal, most kinds of fish, teas, coffee, crockery, glasses and stoneware, paper-hangings, curtains and mattresses". In April 1880, William N. Flynt & Co. leased the store and traded under that name until January 1, 1884, when the name of the firm was changed to W. N. Flynt & Sons. In the earlier part of the 19th century, this was the center of a very large trade, customers coming from Greenwich, Belchertown, Stafford, and all the surrounding towns. The building burned to the ground on the very cold day, January 13, 1914. Soon after, W. N. Flynt & Sons rebuilt a brand new granite building and carried on the business until the 1920's. It was run for a time after that as a General Store by Willard Wilcox. It went vacant for a time. Somewhere around the early 1940's is was bought and run as the Monson Bowling Alley which lasted into the early 1980's. It is now home of an antique store called the New England Estate Pickers. |
Number of Archive records |
68 |
Number of Library records |
1 |
Number of Object records |
59 |
Number of Photo records |
16 |
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