Co. Hwy. 21, New Ulm, Minnesota. County/parish: Nicollet.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 04, 1973. NRIS 73000989.
2 contributing buildings.Also known as:
Harkin's General Store is all that remains of West Newton, in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. Alexander Harkin opened the store as combination general store and post office in 1867 in the growing town of West Newton. The town fell into decline after four years of locust swarms devastated southern Minnesota, and the railroad extended away from West Newton. The store closed in 1901.
Most of the stock was left when the store was closed and abandoned, and remains today as a museum currently managed by the Minnesota Historical Society.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93202370