Covington Pharmacy / W.H. Long


Company Names, addresses, dates:
   Covington Pharmacy, W.H.Long Proprietor, Covington VA

Notes:
William Harry Long (1893-1963)1 ran the Covington Drug Store from about 1917 to the 1930's. After Long went out of business, T.C. Hodges bought the building and Donald Parr operated the drug store in that building.2.

A descendant of Mr. Long tells me that his drug store closed down after the stock market crash, and that in subsequent years he worked as a pharmacist for Walgreens.

By 1946, W. Harry Long was living in Monterey VA (about 20 miles north of Covington), where he was the proprietor of the Monterey Pharmacy, also known as the "Community Drug Store"3.


Bottles:

covington_01 This is a clear 4.3" bottle embossed:
vertical: Covington Pharmacy / W. HARRY LONG / COVINGTON, VA.


Other Items:
covington_02 This is a post card with a post mark of 1931. I beleive the building on the right with the sign that says "DRUGS" is the Covington Pharmacy.

1Find-a-grave entry for William Harry Long
2Alleghany Historical Society newsletter recap of a presentation by Mrs. Hazel Deitz during a Feb 1977 meeting
3The Highland Recorder Monterey VA newspaper, 7-Jun-1946, page 2 (Ad for Monterey Pharmacy)


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