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Oldest drugstore in county. Founded 1882 in a dugout. First building (1884) housed office of Dr. H. H. Rhoads, co-owner and 40 years county health officer. First newspaper in county, the "Vernon Hornet", had its shop in the store building. Passing by were horse-drawn streetcars. Present building erected 1901. Store filled its 1,000,000th prescription in 1958. Customers include first Anglo-American born in Wilbarger County. (Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966.)
Vernon Drugstore is a historical marker in Vernon, Wilbarger County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Wilbarger County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 14 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.1549, -99.2846 near Vernon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Early Wilbarger County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Wilbarger County Courthouse, Berry, W. D., Home, and Waggoner-Hicks House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5487005643. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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