Nazareth in Castro County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Home Mercantile

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 17, 2015

1. Home Mercantile Marker

Inscription. For 90 years, starting in 1905, Nazareth residents purchased goods here. The original wood-framed structure, built by Fred Heidgerken with living quarters above, opened its main floor to home shopping needs and the storing and selling of fresh meat and dairy products, in 1928. Ed Kern and Conrad Schulte built a new brick and concrete building, the first in town, that came to include the post office from 1937-1980. The building also hosted such social activities as weekly poker games, amateur boxing matches, a community bulletin board, and occasional liquor sales from the back door. While the store closed in 1995, social and cultural events of the community continue to be celebrated here.

Erected 2014 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17942.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 34° 32.687′ N, 102° 6.125′ W. Marker is in Nazareth, Texas, in Castro County. It is on Second Street north of Leo Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Second

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Street, Nazareth TX 79063, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle.

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 Dust Bowl,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 17 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Holy Family Catholic Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Holy Family Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Summerfield-Dameron Corner (approx. 6.4 miles away); Arney School (approx. 9.9 miles away); Spring Lake Pasture Division of the XIT Ranch (approx. 17.1 miles away).

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 17, 2015

2. Home Mercantile Marker

Home Mercantile image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 17, 2015

3. Home Mercantile

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 776 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 30, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.