Located halfway between Glennville and Eufaula is the Frog Pond Turf Store. Frog Pond Turf is an active landscape company. I assume this was once a company store.
Frog Pond Turf Store-Barbour County, Alabama
Category Archives: Stores
Knight’s Store-Balsam, North Carolina
Knight’s Store was opened in 1901 by D. T. Knight and operated until 1979, when his grandson, Bill Knight, needed to step away because he could no longer keep the store open. As I was researching the history of this store, I found several obituaries for different members of the Knight family. It’s clear from these obituaries that the family loved running this store, and it was integral to the community of Balsam. Below are links to their obituaries or information on FindAGrave.
William B. Knight on Findagrave
D. T. Knight’s granddaughter, Anita, provides more information and photos on her website.
Billy Carter’s Service Station in Plains, Georgia
Billy Carter (1937-1988) purchased the gas station in 1972. It became the town gathering place during Jimmy Carter’s campaigns. At its busiest, the service station sold more than 40,000 gallons of gas. Billy owned it for more than a decade. In 2008, the station was restored and reopened as The Billy Carter Museum.
Rankin’s Grocery-Anderson, South Carolina
Rankin’s Grocery is completely surrounded by development, but this much loved store hangs on in Anderson, South Carolina.
Henry Wynn-Atlanta, Georgia
Henry Wynn (1920-1976) was an entrepreneur with several businesses in and around Auburn Avenue. The founder of Supersonic Attractions, he booked artists like Dionne Warwick, the Jackson 5, and Isaac Hayes and managed the Royal Peacock Social Lounge. Additionally, he owned Henry’s Grill and Lounge, and Red Top Cab Company. He was also a philanthropist and civic leader.
In 1974, Wynn was found guilty of 24 counts of tax evasion. Coretta Scott King and Dr. Benjamin Hays wrote in support of Wynn not serving his prison term. They earned him a delay. Wynn died in 1976.
Snelling’s Grocery-Pinehurst, Georgia
