During the past year, the owner passed away and the property is in the process of being cleaned-up. Jim and I took the opportunity to stop and get a few shots of the place a couple of weeks back so we could better document this site. Though the inside has been stripped of the original furnishings (including the old post-office), we feel it is important to have the store on our site.
Jumbo was a bustling community during the first part of the 20th century having at least two stores and a large water-powered mill on nearby Mill Creek. The old one-room schoolhouse still stands about a half-mile or so from the existing store and the old Jumbo Church of Christ building is proudly perched next door to the store.
A personal note - My Great-Grandfather, Jasper Garland Vines, purchased his wedding rings from this store in 1919.
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