Lake Park in Lowndes County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Ewell Brown General Merchandise Store

Built 1890

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 1, 2021

1. Ewell Brown General Merchandise Store Marker

Inscription. Ewell Brown
General Merchandise Store
built 1890

Listed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

Lake Park Historical Society Museum

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 30° 40.99′ N, 83° 10.927′ W. Marker is in Lake Park, Georgia, in Lowndes County. It is on North Lawrence Street just north of North Railroad Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Marker is mounted at eye-level beside the entrance on the east side of the subject building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 North Railroad Avenue, Lake Park GA 31636, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Wiregrass.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the

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Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The State of Georgia Salutes (approx. 2 miles away); Michael McKenzie Smith (approx. 5.6 miles away in Florida); Echols County (approx. 9.3 miles away); Birth/Early Life (approx. 11.4 miles away); College Education and Spiritual Growth (approx. 11.4 miles away); Civil Rights Movement (approx. 11.4 miles away); Marriage (approx. 11.4 miles away); Legacy (approx. 11.4 miles away).

Regarding Ewell Brown General Merchandise Store. National Register of Historic Places #97000099. Building currently houses the Lake Park Historical Society Museum.

Also see . . .
1. Ewell Brown General Store (Wikipedia). In 1892 it was a drug store and general merchandise store operated by a Dr. E. Taylor. Ewell Brown was an employee: a pill roller and assistant operator. Ewell Brown bought the store in 1899 and along with his brother, Bob, operated it was a general merchandise store. Bob took over the store in 1948 and it closed in 1953 or 1954, due to the realignment of US 41, which caused a decline in trade. (Submitted on May 31, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Lake Park Historical Society.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 1, 2021

2. Ewell Brown General Merchandise Store Marker

This building was donated to the Lake Park Area Historical Society in 1994 by Leslie Taylor Brown. The Society restored the building to its original state and is now listed on the National Register of Historic places. (Submitted on May 31, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Ewell Brown General Merchandise Store<br>(<i>southwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 1, 2021

3. Ewell Brown General Merchandise Store
(southwest elevation)

Ewell Brown General Merchandise Store<br>(<i>east elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 1, 2021

4. Ewell Brown General Merchandise Store
(east elevation)

Ewell Brown General Merchandise Store image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 1, 2021

5. Ewell Brown General Merchandise Store

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 441 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 31, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.