New member just saying "Hello Y'all"

btulloh · March 27, 2019, 09:09:59 AM

It's on 501, about halfway between Roxboro and the VA line. Just an old country store, but for some reason they were widely (?) known to carry really good wheel cheese. It did seem like really good cheese, but maybe that was because it was supposed to be. :D

My father was from Halifax (Alton) and knew the Gentry fellow that owned the store. We used to go on a little road trip down to Halifax once in a while and it was just a thing to go down there and buy some cheese. There were some good old fellas that hung around the store solving the worlds' problems. It was an activity I'm glad I got to do with my dad before he passed.

btulloh · March 27, 2019, 09:30:19 AM

Well, looking on google

https://www.google.com/maps/place/S+P+Gentry+Store/@36.4600758,-78.9196963,3a,75y/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipMgOxydGH16C_FblH9DSZydFhHHcLp4N2ish2qN!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMgOxydGH16C_FblH9DSZydFhHHcLp4N2ish2qN%3Dw203-h152-k-no!7i4032!8i3024!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x89ad1507b18021cd:0xd452dd83dfd7845d!2sRoxboro,+NC!3b1!8m2!3d36.3937519!4d-78.982788!3m4!1s0x89ad6c98420e58bf:0xc196ec665ebc61b1!8m2!3d36.4600747!4d-78.9196953

it seems to be called Pine State General Store now and has had a big makeover. Looks like it's become a tourist attraction. It was much more authentic when I was there last.

mart · March 27, 2019, 12:25:55 PM

Welcome sir. Great bunch of folks here and a wealth of knowledge.

Cartwright · March 27, 2019, 05:52:39 PM

Btulloh I'm about 6 miles from SP's store. A man that worked for him took it over after Mr Gentry passed but it's still about the same. The older generation that "hungout" there are all gone to except for a couple. People don't appreciate things like that anymore. Inside looks about the same but the "new guy" put board and batten on the store front. I spent right much time there when I was in high school and working second shift at Fiberboard. We used to get all our garden seed from there to. He always had what we needed and was nice to talk to. Ain't no more stores like that around here anymore. Times change for better or worse! :-\