Meadville in Crawford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Shryock Store

1870

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 11, 2019

1. The Shryock Store Marker

Inscription. Built in 1870 as a 30' x 100' store front, this three-story building first housed a meat market, with offices and club social rooms upstairs. In 1901 the John J. Shryock store moved here and remained, the city's major home furniture store, until 1984 when its doors closed after 110 years.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 41° 38.301′ N, 80° 9.267′ W. Marker is in Meadville, Pennsylvania, in Crawford County. It is at the intersection of Mulberry Street and Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north on Mulberry Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 218 Chestnut Street, Meadville PA 16335, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Erie. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the

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Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of the Gibson Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); The Market House Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Meridian Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Within This Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Meadville Market House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mill Run (about 300 feet away); Meadville Woolen Mills (about 300 feet away); Chestnut St. Bridge (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Meadville.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 11, 2019

2. The Shryock Store Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 828 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.