Harkin General Store
USA /
Minnesota /
Sleepy Eye /
World
/ USA
/ Minnesota
/ Sleepy Eye
World / United States / Minnesota
museum, place with historical importance, historical building
Listed on the National Register of Historic places.
When the railroad passed by the now ghost-town of West Newton, MN in the 1870's, the store was forced to close with much of the unsold inventory still on the shelves, where it remains today. The store is open periodically as a museum.
www.mnhs.org/places/sites/hs
www.mnriv.com/harkin.html
News story and video: wcco.com/topstories/finding.minnesota.Harkin.2.370646.h...
When the railroad passed by the now ghost-town of West Newton, MN in the 1870's, the store was forced to close with much of the unsold inventory still on the shelves, where it remains today. The store is open periodically as a museum.
www.mnhs.org/places/sites/hs
www.mnriv.com/harkin.html
News story and video: wcco.com/topstories/finding.minnesota.Harkin.2.370646.h...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harkin's_General_Store
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Coordinates: 44°23'12"N 94°35'56"W
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