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	History of Freeland, Pa. General stores, variety stores, department stores listed in directories 1873-1901
	What's on this page: General stores, variety stores, department stores listed in directories and maps, 1873-1901 On related pages: 20th-century General stores, variety stores, department stores The 1882 ad at top left for Koons' Dry Goods Store comes from Joan Buday. This 1905 North Side news article (left) from Charlie Stumpf noted that Henry C. Koons' store was at that time the oldest business place in Freeland, founded more than 30 years previously (ca. 1874-1875). For more images, see further below. Dry goods stores, general stores, variety stores, five and dime stores, department stores in the Freeland area: 1873 Atlas of Luzerne County Cunningham, P. B., Carriage Manufacturer & Dealer in General Merchandise, Eckley (P.O.) Klinger, R., Dealer in General Merchandise, South Heberton, P.O. Eckley J. H. Lindsay & Co., Dealers in General Merchandise, Eckley (P.O.) Cunningham and Lindsay were both in the 1873 Atlas of Luzerne County list of Freehold businesses (before we were renamed Freeland), and both locations are labeled on the 1873 map among Freeland's earliest businesses. 1882-1884 city directory In business listings: Campbell, Thomas, general store, Centre corner Main Iles & Bell, general store, Centre near Main Koons, Henry C., general store, Front near Centre Lindsay, Joseph H, general store, Front corner Washington McDonald, Joseph, general store, Centre near South Powell, John M., drygoods, &c., Centre near Main The Campbell's ad at right came from the 1901 Freeland Tribune, nearly 20 years after it was listed in this directory. Campbell's was at the SW corner of Centre and Main, also known as the Campbell building for years, until it became Dan Gallagher's lunch restraurant and was knownas the Gallagher building; I knew it in the 1950s-1960s as Bertha's. Today it's Adam's antique store. 1884-1886 city directory In business listings: Amolskey, Lewis, drygoods, &c., Centre below South Campbell, Thomas, general store, 30 S Centre Koons, Henry C., general store, 1 S Centre McDonald, Joseph, general store, 64 S Centre Neuberger, Joseph, drygoods, 26 S Centre Powell, John M., drygoods, &c., 18 S Centre Silverman, Meyer, dry goods, 28 S Washington Stafford, W. G. & Co., dry goods, 6 E Walnut Steiner, Herman, varieties, 69 S Centre Wenner, S. & Sons, general store, Centre corner Luzerne Williamson & Berner, general store, 28 E Front 1886-1888 city directory In business listings: Berner, C. J. & Bro., general store, 28 E Front Campbell, Thomas, general store, 30 S Centre Gross, Samuel, varieties, 134 S Centre Koons, Henry C., general store, 1 S Centre Mayberry, Ario, varieties, 77 S Centre McDonald, Joseph, general store, 64 S Centre Neuberger, Joseph, drygoods, 26 S Centre Powell, John M., drygoods, &c., 18 S Centre Steiner, Herman, varieties, 58 S Centre Turnbach, John, general, 28 W Centre Wenner, S. & Sons, general store, 115 S Centre 1886-1888 city directory In nearby towns: Ayres, E. B., general store, Audenried Ayres, E. B., general store, Tresckow Coxe Bros. & Co., colliery, also general store, Drifton Coxe Bros. & Co., general store, Eckley Dodson, Charles M. & Co., coal miners and shippers, also general store, Beaver Brook Haydon, J. C. & Co., coal miners and shippers, also machinists, also general store, Jeansville Kerbaugh & Co., general store, Milnesville Linderman & Skeer, colliery, also general store, Humboldt Linderman & Skeer, coal miners and shippers, also general store, also meat market, Stockton Markel, J. B. & Co. (Frank Walk, supt.), general store, Jeddo Pardee, Calvin & Co., colliery, also general store, Hollywood Pardee Bros. & Co., colliery, also general store, Lattimer Pardee Sons & Co., general store, also colliery, Mt. Pleasant 1889 mercantile directory In business listings: Berner, J. C. - G. S. Koons, Henry C. - G. S. Krommes, George - G. S. McDonald, Joseph P. - G. S., Furniture, etc. This 1888 ad for John C. Berner's new general store comes from Ed Merrick. 1894 ad from Carol Jones. 1895 Freeland city directory In business listings: Berner, John C., general store, corner South and Washington Brueningsen, August, dry goods, Walnut corner Birkbeck Dusheck, Charles, general store, Fern Dwyer, John L., dry goods, 91 Centre Gill, Daniel, dry goods, 56 Centre Jones, David P., variety, 130 Centre Koons, H. C., general store, corner Front and Centre Malloy, Hugh P., general store, 148 Centre McDonald, Joseph P., dry goods, Centre corner South Neuburger, Joseph, dry goods, P O S of A Building Oswald, Amandus, general store, corner Centre and Front Rudewick, Anthony, general store, Birkbeck, South Heberton Shigo, Wasel, dry goods, 164 Centre Thomas, Michael, dry goods, 132 Centre At right above: Oswald envelope postmarked 1887; 1894 ad from Carol Jones; detail cropped from postcard showing the Oswald building. Also, an ad for Hugh P. Malloy's general store from the 1895 directory. 1895 South Heberton city directory In individual listings: Rudewick, Anthony, general store, Birkbeck St., h w Ad for Anthony Rudewick's store in South Heberton comes from the 1895 directory. 1897 city directory In business listings: Berner, J. C., general store, Washington corner South Brueningsen, A. H., general store, Front corner Birkbeck Campbell, Mrs. J., general store, 30 S Centre Chestnut, Elmer, general store, 93 S Centre Gill, Daniel, dry goods, Centre corner South Jovanis, C. G., general store, 81 S Centre Koons, H. C., dry goods, Centre corner Front Krommes, George, general store, 29 Birkbeck Malloy, F. P., general store, 91 S Centre McDonald, J. P., dry goods, Centre corner South Neuberger, Joseph, general store, N Centre Oswald, Amandus, general store, Centre corner Front Rudewick, Anthony, general store, Birkbeck near Cunius Wenner, S. and Sons, general store, Centre corner Luzerne Two 1890 ads from the Freeland Tribune for general stores of J. P. McDonald and D. O'Donnell; O'Donnell's store was not listed in these directories. 1897 city directory In individual listings: Berner, J. C., general store, Washington corner South, h w Brueninson, A. H., general store, Front corner Birkbeck, h w Campbell, Mrs. J., general store, 30-32-34 S Centre, w (30 h) Chestnut, Ellner, general store, 93 S Centre, h w Gill, Daniel, dry goods, notions, millinery, Centre corner South, h w Gorman, John, manager, Mrs. Campbell’s General Store, 30 S Centre, h Jovanis, Charles, general store, 81 S Centre, h w Koons, H. C., dry goods and furniture, Centre corner Front, h w Krommes, George, general store, 29 Birkbeck, h w Malloy, F. P., general store, 94 S Centre, w McDonald, J. P., furniture and dry goods, Centre corner South, h w Neuberger, Joseph, general store, N Centre, w Oswald, Amandus, general store, Centre corner Front, h w Rudewick, Anthony, general store, Birkbeck near Cunius, h w Wenner, H. F., S. Wenner & Son, general store, Centre corner Luzerne, h Wenner, Samuel, S. Wenner & Son, general store, “was at” Centre corner Luzerne, h Drifton [note in directory: Samuel was the father and H. F. was the son.] This ad for Samuel Wenner & Co. general store and grocery is from the 1895 directory. The Neuberger's lucky penny ad button spelled the name of "Freeland's only modern department store" Neuburger's. A photo of the building (on the site later occupied by Woodie's) is on the 19th-century Clothing page. 1900-1901 city directory In business listings: Berner, J. C., groceries and dry goods, Centre Campbell, T., dry goods and groceries, Centre Curry, E. J., dry goods and groceries, 91 Centre Gill, Daniel, dry goods and notions, Centre Gross, D., clothing and general merchandise, Centre Koons, H. C., general merchandise, Centre Moses, Norris, dry goods, 131 Centre Neuburger, Joseph, Estate of, dry goods, clothing, furniture and shoes, Centre Oswald, A., general merchandise, Centre Riebold, Henry, carpet weaving, dry goods, carpets, window shades, &c., Centre Rudewick, Anthony, general merchandise, Birkbeck Shigo, John, dry goods and steamship agent Thomas, F., dry goods, 141 Centre Thompson, Mrs. R., dressmaker and dry goods Wenner, S. & Sons, groceries and dry goods, 125 Centre

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