Record #:

4413

Author(s):

Howell, Valerie J.

Abstract:

Those living in the country in 1900 depended on the country store for all their home and farm needs, even the mail. Two events at the start of the 20th-century lessened this dependency. The automobile meant people could drive to town, where there were more stores. The start of Rural Free Delivery (RFD) routes brought mail to the home, eliminating the need to pick it up at the country store.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 39 Issue 1, Fall 1999, p8-9, il

Subject(s):

General stores