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J.R. Jones General Store
Now restored to the 1880’s, when Waterford was a resort community, the building is stocked
with a wide range of goods such as coffee, sugar, fabric, fishing poles, candy, clothing, rakes,
household items and shoes. These are the items that customers and the large number of vacationers
from cities like Detroit and Lansing, might have purchased during the summer months, at the time
that James R. Jones ran the store. Jones’ customers could purchase a variety of mass-produced
goods brought by railroad, place a call from Waterford’s only telephone -- or simply stop by to
hear the latest news.
Over the years the second floor had a variety of uses, including a roller skating rink, a place to see shows and the living quarters for the Joneses. The town of Waterford sponsored a baseball team called the Lah-de-Dahs.
Today the baseball team can be seen in action on Saturday’s and Sunday’s during the summer months. |
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Built in 1856 in the rural village of Waterford, Michigan, this general merchandise
store changed hands many times and operated as a grocery store and post office before
being moved to Greenfield Village in 1927.
