1900's Country Store Will Stay OPEN With it's New 29 Year Old Owner 

Amazing! Glad this Young man took over and is carrying on legacy. I wish him well and hope for longevity!

Because of my age, I was fortunate to experience many of the old stores before they disappeared. Each had their own distinct aroma depending on the type of store.

That's so amazing! What a beautiful place. ❤ Thank you John for all you do, and the places you share with us. God bless ❤ 🙏 ❤

This video warmed my heart. I truly wish I could experience a visit here. Absolutely fascinating. Handwritten receipts, historical pieces, local produce...and a feeling of normality, no rushed transactions, intelligent conversations🤗 oh how I wish the world was as gentle as this wonderful place. Thank you from England.

FANTASTIC!!! 👌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Awesome video!! very nice young man.Thank you for sharing with us.

Awesome place, I visit there often! Madison is my hometown, gotta love these small town hidden gems!

This store is on the Netflix series “28 days Haunted”!!! I need to make a road trip to this beauty of a store in the future!

Great video! Going to have to add a detour to my Blue Ridge Pkwy trip in June.

Great place always fun 👍 I like to visit store's like that!!

Thanks for the video. I enjoyed watching .

it's nice to see people emulating old business wold:)

Thanks!

Great video, well done!

What a great place , love it ! Smitty seems like a pretty cool guy too !

Enjoyed the video! Hope to visit there

Great video 👏 look forward to part 2

Watched every minute. John your productions are just getting better and better, I think you found your true calling.

Thanks John for another interesting video. The young man who acquired the store is very knowledgeable about the older contents that was left behind from previous owners. He will be very successful, he has the nitch for it. This was a great tour via RU-vid. Thanks.

Hahahha I was just there yesterday! I always go to Madison to get my haircut I live like 15 mins from there! Great town!

It's always a pleasure to watch John's videos. The open back door to see our history. I wish I could get back thru time and stay back then when a dollar was silver and a Ford or Chevrolet would last 10 years or more like they should....everything was different back then because people made things in a diffetent way...."the American way"...A nation full of hard working people that gave it all not only for the well-being of their loved ones but also for the greatness of this country. The kind of people that never gave up hopes...the kind of people that have never surrendered their freedom. America, the land touched by the hand of God in many ways for sure.. Thanks again, John. God bless.

This is less than 30 minutes from me over in Rockingham County. Madison is a great town and once had it's own tobacco market with several warehouses. Both Daddy and I sold tobacco in Madison. Mama was born and raised just east of Madison. Thanks to all those who keep these kind of places going.

Such a great store! Might I suggest an area for sewing/quilting notions and fabric? It’s hard for a lot of ladies to find things they need now. A display of singer sewing machines and quilts would lend itself to the atmosphere but period fabrics and notions would probably sell. Also, some are adding seed libraries to their book libraries also. Not sure if seeds are carried in the store. I’d love to take a weekend trip to see the store. May wait til the vendors are open upstairs also. Best wishes for a successful future. Enjoying the field trips to these towns and businesses.

This young man seems so much older than his age. Great video! Thank you.

One thing that would really bring the authentic feel to your store would be the lost art of counting the customers change back to them. The total is $15.65, a dime makes $15.75, a quarter makes $16, 4 singles makes your $20. Have a nice day!

John, thanks for doing these great videos!!! You seem to find the most interesting locations and personable folks. Smitty is a gem, his business will go far. Its now on my list for traveling.

What a sweet young man! I love how intently he listens and even though he knew about the movies, he listened and interacted so intently as if it was his first time. He’s an old soul ♥️♥️♥️

Glad to see the young man want to keep the store history alive love the channel

Wow that's awesome thanks

Fantastic hooked from the first minute. Please do a whole series on this lovely town.

I loved this video so much! thank you for all of your efforts in highlighting these interesting stores.

That ironing board in the kitchen would originally have several layers of newspaper tacked onto it. Then you would put some cotton cloth over the top of it to make it padded. If you take a look you should see the tack holes still on it

This video was absolutely amazing. Thank you so very much for everything you do

Ty so much. Love y’all.

Another great video, looking forward to part 2

Norway here, I still remember when the last store of your kind, closed its doors in my homevillage💔💔 If I ever visit the states, YOU will be on my list😂😂🖖🇳🇴

This is music to my ears. I am so happy the next generation is ready to pick up the torch and keep history alive! God bless you son, and best of luck in all you do.

Best Intro tune best Vids best content creator ,love this channel ."John Rocks" I saw them been made at Whitacer Park 82 Winston,in a tour bus in peak traffic we were chewing Tobacco that smelt so fruity given at the factory ,But tasted real bad all new to us ,we were spitting out the bus windows all over the honking pissed of cars

Would love to visit some day,. Thank you for sharing.

❤️ love this..brings back memories

It's reassuring to see that there some of the younger folk today interested and wanting to preserve things of days gone by for a lot of us older folk and the younger folk as well. I've seen so many places in my neck of the woods be demolished for the sake of modernism. Those places are now gone forever. The days of walking down to Browns old country store and getting a RC cola and a moon pie are long gone. A Dollar General now stands in it's place. I'll definitely make this a road trip. Can't wait to see the museum upstairs and I know I'll find something to purchase and bring back home. God bless you for holding out till y'all found a fine young man to carry on the business and add to the history of this living piece of history. Best of luck to you Smitty. We'll be seeing you soon! And Thank You to The Appalachian Channel for another jewel of a video!

Thank you Michael for telling us the history of the store! Thank you John for the video!

Awesome‼‼ This young man was so full of knowledge & loved to hear him talk. Can't wait til part 2 is ready. Thank you, so very interesting

Great Video!!!! Love This Store. I Wish This Young Man Much Success, Longevity. Will Definitely Have To Visit.... John You Have Your True Calling Showing History Brought To Life....

Thank God there are at least a few youth that appreciate history and want to keep it alive

Wow what an amazin story !! Mike Smitty you are wearing big shoes my friend!what a great caretaker of such an awesome place!

Love the story 😊 and the store

John,another great and interesting video. I want to visit Madison.

Excellent video and such interesting history of days gone by.

Very interesting piece of history. Good job John.

Wow really really cool. Thank you for sharing can’t wait till part 2

I live in Madison. Mayodan. Love it

Really enjoyed the video. Love that ole timey store. My grandpa was born in Rockingham County. My Grandma was born just up the road in Ridgeway,Va.

John, great video....A wonderful old store. I can explain the purpose and use of the red "cradle" hanging from the ceiling. I can also explain how we put up hay in Southwest Virginia before tractors......using horses and manpower. I also have a few stories related to moonshining. Please advise how we can talk. I really enjoy your videos. Wishing you great fun and success in your new adventure. Richard...age 80....now living in Tidewater area of Virginia

Nice!!! I reside in upstate NY, Canadian border, and I know in Constable NY there was a country store that was ran up to 10 yrs ago. The man who owned it lived and worked there to the day he died at well over 90 years old. Mr. Talon was an amazing man, ALWAYS without fail a truly kind person. The store was like walking back in time, he wrote everything down in a ledger and the pricing was SO SO VERY low. I think he did it because he loved what he did and not for the money because let's face it he could have closed the doors many years and retired but he didn't. He was loved by many and missed dearly.

Very familiar with Madison NC. Just a few miles from where I grew up in Walnut Cove. I live in Winston Salem now, but I still visit Madison, and Danbury.

you're in my neck of the woods, I'm only a few miles south of Madison NC

This was a treat to watch, I love history. We will be traveling your way from Corpus Christi, TX next year and will stop in. Good Luck Smitty in this new venture for you.

I Love that place Love the Great History!! Thank You John!!

Need to visit this store ok love the old hardware store in Excelsior Springs Missouri Brunke Hardware

Beautifully done! Passionate Mister & it would seem U are an old soul in a young body....

Put a little kerosene on a piece of rag, place in the bottom of the clock under the pendulum, let it sit for a few days, and then start the clock. It will run.

Nice to see a young person with pride in America.

Unfortunately, I'm not able to visit this store in person at the moment. However, if there is a website that I can buy from, I would be very interested

Probably spitoons along the hall, the spit on the wall was from when they missed the spitoon.

My family started pottery in Randolph County so I would love to know who made that vase

Enjoyed this immensely and more so this young man's mustache! In Joy

Really enjoyed this video, will definitely visit, not that far from me in Clemmons NC

What a nice place. I’d like to visit this store. Thanks for sharing.

I love the sound of the front door opening, and the creaking of the wood as you walk across the floor. Memories.

I enjoyed your video.I live in Western Kentucky.

Always great to watch johns shows ❤ from Ottawa ontario Canada

When a person with an Indian accent call you not sure if this company is legit so no thanks

Thank you, John for another great video!

Another wonderful video thanks John

Thanks!

Awesome show Thanks for the invite.

A+++++++ Love the Appalachian channel!

Loved watching this!!

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interesting show..thank you

Love the old store, keeping old stores going is great! Love your mustache!!!! Do you have quilting fabric?

I enjoyed that. Interesting!

Great mustache too I might say

Excellent Video!🇺🇲

That's a really nice place.

Who did the camera work here?

Is this in Madison N C?

What I want to know is how long it takes him to prepare that moustache every morning.

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love it

the U.S. flag is suppose to be higher

I love this. Your awesome and keeping memories and history alive. Would enjoy visiting your store sometime. Thank you for your dedication

Loved this. I’ve lived in Rockingham County for 6 years and never knew about this. My husband and I really enjoy your videos. Exciting to see you in our neck of the woods.

What an amazing part of history

Awesome looking town. I'm going to map it out and see where it's located in NC. Great job as always John. Hello Jodi, I saw you there 😊

This is absolutely amazing! Hoping all his hard work bringing this back to life is successful for him & the town!! I would totally go visit if ever in the area!! Great history!!😊😊

Watching your videos makes me feel I'm right there! Love them. Would love to visit this town and store!

Preserving history and TRADITION! Thank you for making this video and thanks to this young man for keeping all of this alive. I love the south and everything about it!

What a wonderful video. Michael did a great job showing us everything. I am also from a small town and of course we had a big hardware store that also included the embalming room. Also all your other burial needs. Thank you so much