Harkin's General Store
Alexander Harkin Store | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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Nearest city | New Ulm, Minnesota |
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Coordinates | 44°23′13″N 94°35′56″W / 44.38694°N 94.59889°WCoordinates: 44°23′13″N 94°35′56″W / 44.38694°N 94.59889°W |
Built | 1871 |
NRHP reference No. | 73000989[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 04, 1973 |
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Interior of Harkin's General Store
Harkin's General Store is all that remains of West Newton, in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. Alexander Harkin opened the store as combination general store and post office in 1867 in the growing town of West Newton.[2] The town fell into decline after four years of locust swarms devastated southern Minnesota, and the railroad extended away from West Newton. The store closed in 1901.[2]
Most of the stock was left when the store was closed and abandoned, and remains today as a museum currently managed by the Minnesota Historical Society.[3]
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "Harkin Store History". mnhs.org. Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved Sep 23, 2016.
- ^ "Harkin Store". Retrieved 2022-01-09.
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Categories:
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
- Living museums in Minnesota
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Minnesota state historic sites
- Museums in Nicollet County, Minnesota
- National Register of Historic Places in Nicollet County, Minnesota
- Midwestern United States museum stubs
- Minnesota building and structure stubs
- United States history stubs
- Minnesota Registered Historic Place stubs