South Acworth General Store

1068 Nh Route 123a, Acworth, NH, US
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Bio: Here we are at 150 years old. How did we get here? This is our story... It is hard to believe that a store that was first opened as the Civil War was ending, has been in, pretty much, continuous operation for 150 years. This is amazing not the least because during this 150 years Acworth has had many stores, by some counts up to six. The Acworth Village Store in the Union Hall Building in South Acworth has had many owners and has handled a great variety of products during these years. Through the hard work of its many owners and because of their ability to fulfill the needs of their customers, the store has managed to survive through this period of great change. There is a timeline of the store’s history below. It is really fascinating to read. South Acworth is no longer the rip roaring mill village that it once was and the store does not handle a lot of the products that it once did when a trip to Walpole or Keene required a day or more. However, the store is still there, now as a community owned and run endeavor, still trying to serve the changing needs of our community. It will only survive the next 150 years if it can find a way to continue to serve the changing needs of the Acworth Community. So, I encourage all who read this to feel free to let us know what you would like to see happening at the Acworth Village Store. We hope the store will continue to serve the community’s needs and provide a place where the feeling of community can be nurtured and grow. Thank you for your support of the Acworth Village Store. - Jim Neidert, Chairman of the Board of the Acworth Village Store 2015

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