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The general store was both a trading center and meeting place.
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The pioneers usually did not have money. They traded their extra
crops or things they made for the supplies they needed.
This was called the barter system.
The store was also the place where villagers came to meet, share news
and even play games such as checkers.
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Goods
to be traded for, and goods to be traded with. Could you tell which ones
were which?
Try a quiz and find out! Click HERE.
Some Things You Could Find in the General Store
All photos from Markham Museum and Historic
Village
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