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Historical General Store Museum " T.H.Ellis Grocery"

Name: Historical General Store Museum " T.H.Ellis Grocery"
Address: 602 Prospect Road, Walland, TN, 37886, US
Telephone: +18652233207
Rating: 5

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Historical General Store Museum " T.H.Ellis Grocery"

Owner and Caretakers~ Kirk and Julie Neeley
Historical General Store museum
Appalachian Quilt Trail Patty. About 1921 Squire John S. Ellis Grocery.". Norton.
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The Historical store and grist mill were built in 1905 by a man named John S. A Blacksmith shop and a two-story store and home combined were also erected on the bend of Ellejoy Creek. The mill burned in 1911 and was rebuilt, Charred embers were still visible in the buildings underpinning. Patty traded the mill for a farm then bought it back-1922 or 1923, He died here in 1926. His son Willis Patty

took it over, then in 1927 sold the Mill to his brother Joe Patty. About 1929 Joe Patty sold the Mill and Store to W.M Davis, who in about 1940 handed over the rein's of both businesses to his daughter Katherine Davis/Ellis and husband Thomas Ellis. Only the remains are left from where the once massive three story mill once stood, the old Grist mill was called "Ellejoy Mill's", The farmers had their wheat and corn ground in this old mill,sadly tore down, it was razed for reasons of safety. The store's earlier years had been a couple of other names, one may have been Boling, but the majority of its life it was "T.H. In 1984 Willma and Barton Haggard purchased the store, they sold off some of the property that had included the stores old barn and original outhouse to Mr. They turned this old store into a few faces including, a Bed and Breakfast, A Cafe called "McTeer Place", A boys dorm for exchange students, If it had another face we have yet to know about it yet but presently it is under the ownership of our family,we are Kirk and Julie Neeley. In 2008 we purchased this diamond in the rough. We are the owner and caretakers of this amazing structure,with great pride and historical respect our goal is to continue to keep learning more about it's history so that it may be carried with it the rest of our lives and on to the next caretakers. To share all we know would be to write a book. We welcome all to come pay us a visit and go through the old store, now museum, a work in progress, but I promise you that when you pay a visit you will feel as our motto say's: "Step in... and you will step back...in time" You will also find this historical structure on the "Appalachian Quilt Trail" Our 4x4 quilt block is located on the upper part of the store front, the pattern is called "Stained Glass". This program is designed to draw special attention to old structures that are worthy of recognition for their past, You will find them on old barns, rural family owned businesses etc. There are two kinds of stops, a "Trail stop" or an "Away stop" Our old store at this time is an "Away stop" presently we have nothing that we sell yet. There are some 600 plus quilts hung throughout the state of Tennessee, It is a wonderful program and we are honored to have T.H. Ellis Grocery Museum on the trail. There is a monument located in our front yard that is a historical marker for "Fort McTeer" Fort, the Daughters of the American revolution placed the marker there in 1936. Fort McTeer was the first fort built in 1784, it was the first of many. Robert McTeer built the fort and he along with many of the McTeers are buried up the road from us at the Historical Eusibia Church, the site once the camping ground for the early settlers along the Great War and Trading Path 1784-85. I highly recommend anyone from around these parts of Walland, Maryville etc.to take the time to find out more about these historical forts and why there was the need for so many and the stories around them. Please come and visit us anytime, We work out of the home for now, but if we are home we allow folks to come through. Thank you for visiting our site which is also a work in progress. Have a wonderful day and God bless. Sincerly,
Kirk and Julie Neeley

06/09/2024

06/06/2024

My rustic vintage patriotic Milk cans
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05/29/2024

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05/27/2024

Hang those flags with Pride and Prayers for our country…🇺🇸
Happy Memorial Day!♥️🤍💙
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05/17/2024

Just a few 2024 start up of our yard florals…

05/17/2024

The Wandering Jews are GOURGEOUS
This year!!! We’ve got 9 of those beauties

04/21/2024

Daddy’s Peach tree blossoms 🌸made it through the cold snap we had during blossom time….
Now to survive the Cicadas when they come up out of the ground…
Then it will be picking, canning and freezing time 🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑

04/20/2024

A throw back day

03/29/2024

Front door of our old store….
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03/19/2024

National Poultry Day!!!
Hug your chickens and
Treat them to some meal worms!

03/15/2024

Feathered kiddos

03/15/2024

The bell 🔔

03/15/2024

Old store Kountry kitties 🐈‍⬛ 🖤🐈‍⬛

03/15/2024

Our woods …

03/15/2024

Deer hoof impressions all over our woods from the crick up.

03/15/2024

These are the concrete pillars that held the flume that carried the water from the crick to the Grist mill wheel in its day of operation.
There are 3, one up and 2 down.
Our friend Jeff and Kirk have worked so very hard on the historical remains, we hope to have them all standing with as much historical feel as we can. The 2 are broken but with savy repair … they will stand again.
The goal is within the next few years. 🫰🏻🙏🫰🏻

03/15/2024

Took a little walk in our woods along the crick this evening… so warm ♥️

03/15/2024

Beautiful evening from the porch… love the sunset ♥️

03/15/2024

Warm beautiful evening from the porch swing.

03/09/2024

Our peach tree is full of buds & blooms today… I was able to get a few photos of it despite the rain drops….This old peach tree hopefully will put out a great deal of sweet peaches 🍑 I want to can and freeze them.

02/01/2024

Come Holy Spirit, I need Thee
Come sweet Spirit, I pray
Come in Thy strength and Thy power
Come in Thine own special way.

01/10/2024

On our way to town for a doctors appointment we looked up at the mountains …. The big Smokey Mountain was white with snow… We didn’t have the time to stop and catch the sun shining brightly on that snow capped mountain…. It was beautiful!!! On our way back home I attempted as best as I could to capture the snow on the mountain but the sun was minimally shining on it…I still think you can make out the snow 🤷‍♀️

01/04/2024

Precious visitors came to visit me today ♥️ What Joy! My dear friend Ms Kim and her 3 grandchildren stopped by and made my day♥️

12/29/2023

IT’S SNOWING!
A snowflake
here…..❄️
A snowflake there❄️

12/27/2023

With the leaves off the trees I can see some sunsets… These were taken off the back porch.

12/24/2023

Christmas one room at a time…
My final Christmas post…
Inside the General Store….
Christmas by candlelight 2023

12/24/2023

Christmas one room at a time…
Taken from down below the store…
Skys started out clear then the clouds started to roll in…

12/24/2023

Christmas one room at a time…
This is the front porch and front of the old store.
Christmas by candlelight 2023
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Address

602 Prospect Road
Walland, TN
37886

Telephone

+18652233207

Website

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