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Vernon in Wilbarger County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Vernon Drugstore

 
 
Vernon Drugstore Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Anderson, November 23, 2021
1. Vernon Drugstore Marker
Inscription.

Oldest drugstore in county. Founded 1882 in a dugout. First building (1884) housed office of Dr. H. H. Rhoads, co-owner and 40 years county health officer.

First newspaper in county, the "Vernon Hornet", had its shop in the store building. Passing by were horse-drawn streetcars.

Present building erected 1901. Store filled its 1,000,000th prescription in 1958. Customers include first Anglo-American born in Wilbarger County.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1966
 
Erected 1966 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 5643.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.
 
Location. 34° 9.206′ N, 99° 17.076′ W. Marker is in Vernon, Texas, in Wilbarger County. Marker is on Main Street (U.S. 283), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1704 Main Street, Vernon TX 76384, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Wilbarger County WWI Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Wilbarger County (within shouting distance of this marker); Napoleon 12 Pounder Bronze Field Gun Model 1857 (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Vernon Texas Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Thaddeus Edgar Johnson (approx. 0.2 miles away); W. D. Berry Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Waggoner-Hicks House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wilbarger County (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vernon.
 
Vernon Drugstore image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Anderson, November 23, 2021
2. Vernon Drugstore
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 443 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 25, 2021, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas.

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