Dewitt Clinton Young owned and
operated the D.C. Young General Store on the corner of Main and Union
Street. This store supplied customers with everything they needed.
As you can see from the window, Mr. Young sold everything from straw
hats to pans. Most general stores of the day were like our modern
"five and dime" stores, predecessors to Wal Mart.
D.C. Young was born in Farmers Valley in 1843. He attended Alfred University, and upon returning to Smethport in 1881, he started his business. In 1871 Mr. Young married Ada M., daughter of the late Hon. A.N. Taylor, of Smethport, and had three children: Raymond, Louis and Ada. |
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See the fire that destroyed
the store in 1910.
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