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Vanished country stores and their lasting memory
A nostalgic look at small town country stores in the Piedmont, highlighting Beasleys and Clodfelter and Taylor’s on rural roads. The piece recalls customers, daily routines, stock, and local characters, noting how these gathering places have faded yet linger in memory. </s>
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Pearson
Freddie Lorenzen
Curtis Turner
Pearson
Cliff Taylor
Denton
Badin Lake
Cliff
Ol’ Charlie
Charlie