Hobby House Inc. A North Augusta Hobby Store Story
Wayne Toogood runs Hobby House Inc. on Georgia Ave offering model trains, planes, ships, and craft items. The store serves soldiers from Fort Gordon and passes through traffic, with in house kit making, custom framing, and seminars in electronics shaping its unique hobby focused business.
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Hobby House owner touts unusual model train shop
Toogood, who bought the store in December 1974, transformed it into a hobby shop offering a mix of science supplies, scenery and affordable items. He notes rising interest in model trains, with customers willing to pay up to 400 dollars for brass engines and many seeking DIY upgrades, especially around Christmas.
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Gadsden Returns To Charleston With New Flag Call For War
Christopher Gadsden arrives in Charleston to press independence during a Provincial Congress debate. He presents a yellow rattlesnake flag with Dont tread on me and a first Common Sense copy. The assembly debates a new constitution as British ships prepare off North Carolina.
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