{"id":265,"date":"2019-01-07T20:26:39","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T20:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/copakegeneralstore.com\/?page_id=265"},"modified":"2019-05-07T01:28:34","modified_gmt":"2019-05-07T01:28:34","slug":"history-of-cgs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/copakegeneralstore.com\/index.php\/history-of-cgs\/","title":{"rendered":"History of CGS"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

A brief history of the Copake General Store<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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General Store at Church and Main<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In June 1834, a Methodist church was built on the eastern corner of a land donated by Elisha Wilcox. \u00a0Soon after, the church building was moved to the corner of present day Main and Church Streets. \u00a0There, it was converted into a store which became the Copake General Store.
(Adapted from the writings of Capt. Franklin Ellis* in 1878. *Ellis was a member of the New York National Guard \u2013 and author of a history of Columbia County.)<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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1921 – temporary railway to allow construction
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Circa 1927 – General Store on right (note bell tower)
<\/em>In March 1889, at 6am, disaster struck. \u00a0Under Grant Langdon\u2019s ownership, the store had a barbershop upstairs. \u00a0A strong east wind somehow caused the stove in the shop to overheat and spark a fire, which eventually destroyed the building. \u00a0Mr. Langdon rebuilt the store without the bell tower and later sold it to F. Wilkinson who reportedly had the post office in the store.<\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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October 29, 1944 – dedication of the clock tower
<\/em><\/strong>In 1944, the now iconic memorial clock was erected in the square next the store. \u00a0The clock reminds us of the sacrifices made by local residents during wartimes. \u00a0<\/span>The clock remains a key point of reference for residents and tourists alike.<\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Circa 1950
<\/em>Subsequent owners of the store included Arthur Long, Al and Gurli Kristensen, and Sudhir Sood. \u00a0<\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Arthur Long in front of the store<\/em>
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More recently, Ruth and Chris Thomas rented and operated the store. \u00a0When they gave it up, a group of local residents took it over, transforming it into the Copake Front Porch Market. \u00a0The Front Porch truly was a community effort with people from Copake, Ancram, Hillsdale and other nearby towns pitching in money and resources to keep the business running.

<\/span><\/span>In December 2017, the current owner, Seung Suh, re-established the Copake General Store.<\/p>\r\n

If you want to learn more about Copake General Store’s history and the rich history of Copake and its surrounding areas, check out Copake History on Facebook<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n

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