Simms Country Store (Site)

These coordinates mark the exact spot where the home store stood until it was torn down to make way for a new house. No visible remains exist.


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Here follows an excerpt from the Spring 2009 edition of the "Franconia Legacies" newsletter published by the Franconia Museum written by Jim Young:

The Young’s 40-acre farm, located next door to Anthony T. Lane Elementary School (7139 Beulah Road), was also leased by the federal government in 1940. I remember the soldiers conducting map practice (land navigation) on our farm. The soldiers would ask me to pick up sodas and snacks for them at Miss Nellie Simms’ Country Store (front room at 7437 Beulah Road). They would give me money to purchase the items and a tip to deliver.