A
typical country store is located at the Twin Springs 4 1/2 miles
west of Nickelsville on Rural Route 1. There has been a store at
this location for more than half a century.
The
fine people who now own and operate the store are Mr. and Mrs.
Kelly Vermillion. For many years they have been right there on
the job and what a help they have been to their friends and
neighbors.
The country store since the early days of the
history of Scott County has been a very important institution.
The country merchant has played a very telling part in the
development of every neighborhood. Whatever surplus products
people had, they nearly always disposed of them through the
country store keeper. Likewise he was able to supply them with
their every need, such as coffee, pepper, salt, sugar and other
foods not produced on Scott County farms. Any household could
get from their local merchant, school supplies, clothing for all
members of the family and if a family needed credit it could
always depend on the country merchant.
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