1898 — exact opening date to verify
Street's Store opens in Masontown
Frank L. Street opened Street's Store in Masontown in 1898 after local farmers encouraged and helped him get started. The fourth-generation family business began as a feed store and later expanded into lumber and general merchandise.
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Morgantown magazine, “Street's Has It All” (September 4, 2019), based on an interview with Roger Street
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