Whipple Store near Scarbro, WV

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Whipple Store near Scarbro, WV

The caption on this photo reads "Whipple Store near Scarbro, W. Va." During the years since the photo was taken, the store has been rebranded the Whipple Company Store and Museum. The exterior is now white, the steps have been modernized and the lot around the store regraded.

According to a post on the Whipple Company Store blog, Whipple was named after Fanny A. Whipple, the mother of Lucy Gertrude Dent. The building is located at 7485 Okey L. Patteson Rd., Scarbro, WV 25917-8003. Scarbro is less than a mile south of Whipple, West Virginia, in the region of the Whipple coal fields.