Pioneer Store

PIONEER STORE 
BENJAMIN SHREVE, THE SETTLEMENT'S  EARLIEST KNOWN SCHOOLTEACHER,ENTERED  THE GENERAL MERCHANDISE BUSINESS IN  1855. CREDITED WITH NAMING THE TOWN,  HE WAS APPOINTED FIRST POSTMASTER OF  LAFAYETTE IN 1857. HE ERECTED THIS  BUILDING IN THE EARLY 1860'S AS A STORE,  POST OFFICE, AND DWELLING HOUSE  DEDICATED BY ROTARY CLUB OF LAFAYETTE  JUNE 15, 1970 

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