The Old Brick Store

The Old Brick Store (HMFDL)

Location: Orrville, AL 36767 Dallas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 19.161', W 87° 5.746'

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By 1858 many brick stores had been built in Cahaba, so everyone called this the "old brick store." Merchant Sam M. Hill turned the building into one huge dry goods store where shoppers could buy just about anything!

Col. Hill, like most of the merchants in Cahaba, traveled to New York twice a year to stock up on new seasonal goods. They traveled by steam-boat down the Alabama then by packet boat from Mobile or New Orleans to New York via Cuba. In 1859, Col. Hill made this trip in less than four days!
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Placed ByAlabama Historical Commission
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Date Added Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 11:34am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 490985 N 3575838
Decimal Degrees32.31935000, -87.09576667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 19.161', W 87° 5.746'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 19' 9.66" N, 87° 5' 44.76" W
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Area Code(s)334
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 213-245 2nd St N, Orrville AL 36767, US
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