Wednesday, March 20, 2019

The Strickland Company

The Strickland Company got it's start in 1840 when an early settler to the Concord area, Isaac Strickland, started a general store. He had seven sons and three daughters. His family operated grew the store and built an agribusiness and real estate empire that eventually owned over 30,000 acres locally. His seven sons built this store in 1907 and over the first part of the 20th century, they dominated the agribusiness in the area as well as the store and a bank. The second floor was the location of the local telephone exchange for awhile. As they years went by the Strickland's business ventures slowly dwindled but the store operated into the 1980's.
Andy Sarge

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