Dendron Drug Co


Company Names, addresses, dates:
   Dendron Drug Co, Dendron VA (ca.1916-ca.1950s) 1,2

Notes:
 The earliest newspaper ad I could find for the Dendron Drug Co was from 19161.
The last newspaper mention I could find was from 19522. So the drugstore was around from at-or-before 1916 until at-or-after 1952.

William Henry Pursell (1869-1950)3 operated the Dendron Drug Company for 25 years, during the early years of the store4.

In 1948, a new store was constructed with a soda fountain5. When I compare the photo of the new store that appeared in the newspaper article, it looks like the building at modern-day address 2965 Rolfe Highway (corner of Rolfe Hwy & 1st Church Street).


Bottles:

dendron_01 This is a clear 5" bottle with a label:
label: ... / DENDRON DRUG CO. / PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS / DENDRON VIRGINIA


1 Richmond Times Dispatch, 9-Jan-1916, page 8 (earliest mention I could find for Dendron Drug Co)
2 Sussex-Surry Dispatch, 7-Aug-1952, page 1 (last mention I could find for Dendron Drug Co)
3 Find-a-grave entry for William Henry Pursell
4 Richmond Times Dispatch, 19-May-1950, page 7 (Obituary for W.H. Pursell)
5 Sussex-Surry Dispatch, 19-Aug-1948, page 1 (photo/caption for new Dendron Drug Co building)


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