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Reconstruction and the New South · 1866–1899
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The first McDade Store goes up at McDade crossroads
The first McDade Store, a two-story frame building, was put up in the 1880s at the McDade crossroads just north of Cedar Grove, where it would have stood over the small community. A second McDade store with a canopy for motorists buying gas was built across the road in the early 1920s.
Early twentieth century · 1900–1944
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McDade Store No. 2 opens as a filling station at Cedar Grove
McDade Store No. 2, a small frame store with a gable-front canopy over its gas pumps, was a typical 1920s country filling station at Cedar Grove.
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