Sad, isn't it? When we first moved to Stirling City this was a real olde time general
store complete with pot-bellied stove, a butcher shop, post office, hardware and
groceries. Towns folk tended to stop in daily for their mail, groceries or to touch
bases with other residents.



This is close to what the general store looked like when we moved to town 30 years ago. At
that time, it was called Mayfield's Market.



The store has been allowed, for whatever reason, to deteriorate to its present rundown condition.
I wasn't able to get a shot from a similar angle as that in the photo above because trees have been
allowed to grow around the edge of the property. At this point the store is far beyond saving.

Most of the larger buildings in town have burned down; the saw mill was dismantled in the 60s and
the town is slowly disappearing.