Beaver Creek Trading Company
An important institution of the early pioneer village was the trading post or general store. Here the pioneers could purchase the items they needed and couldn't make for themselves. Items such as white sugar, black tea or coffee, linen dress goods and penny candy were displayed on shelves around the store. Early pioneers could also trade or sell their excess produce for things they needed.
The
store was constructed from log structures that were originally on
county property, near the Sell Covered Bridge on Trinity Church Road
in Center Township. They were dismantled, the logs tagged and moved
to the Pioneer Village.
The store is a living museum having many antiques and reproductions of items the early pioneers would have used in everyday life. Today the store is operated by the Friends of Beaver Creek State Park, selling craft items, cold drinks, and snacks for hungry and thirsty hikers, as well as flour and souvenirs from the mill, park and other park volunteer groups.
Income from the store sales are used to pay for the upkeep of Pioneer Village.