Fluvanna in Scurry County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Fluvanna Mercantile Company

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 11, 2017

1. Fluvanna Mercantile Company Marker

Inscription. Pioneer store noted for its continuous career on original site. Founded in 1915 by D. A. Jones and John A. Stavely, with associated shareholders. Stock--freighted in by Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railroad--was typical "general merchandise": clothing, materials, groceries, hardware, millinery, patent medicines, seeds, shoes. Flour and stock salt were sold by carloads. During 1930s Depression, barter prevailed, as local people traded cream and eggs for "store-bought" supplies.

Early stock and display cases were given to a museum in 1958.

Erected 1970 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 1931.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 32° 53.324′ N, 101° 7.993′ W. Marker is in Fluvanna, Texas, in Scurry County. It is on Farm to Market Road 612 0.1 miles west of Farm to Market Road 2173, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fluvanna TX 79517, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

It is also on the American Great Plains

and specifically on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fluvanna (here, next to this marker); Former Townsite of Light (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of First Presbyterian Church of Fluvanna (approx. 0.7

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miles away); Dermott (approx. 7 miles away); Home County of Famous Frontiersmen J. Wright Mooar (approx. 8.8 miles away); The Brazos River in Justiceburg (approx. 11.4 miles away); Scurry County's Billionth Barrel of Oil (approx. 12.1 miles away); The Block 97 Controversy (approx. 13.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fluvanna.

Fluvanna Mercantile Company Marker <i>on the left</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 11, 2017

2. Fluvanna Mercantile Company Marker on the left

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 11, 2017

3. Fluvanna

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 510 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 30, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.