Every time I drive to Birmingham to visit the family, I pass a sign on the interstate that invites you to visit a designated historic site in Kewanee, MS. Kewanee is a little east of Meridian, MS, if that means anything at all to you. It should--Meridian has one of the remaining Dentzel carousels!
It's the The Simmons & Wright Grocery/General Store
Kewanee is at the halfway point of my 5 hour one-way drive and I'm either in a hurry to get to Birmingham or in a hurry to get home, so needless to say I don't stop. Once a year I do drive into York, AL to visit the grave of our dear friend Beau Smith -- I like to leave a note in an urn atop his grave saying hello from all of us. I decided on this last trip that I would stop to check out the store on the way home and although I decided not to go in (I had the dog, it was too freaking hot, I was tired blah blah blah), I did stop to take some pictures outside.
Photos taken in back of the store.
(NOTE TO SELF: definitely use the bathroom at the gas station down the road)I also found out that Kewanee is one of the southernmost cities participating in the Highway 11 Antique Alley yard sale in May. It's been calendared.
