W.A. Campbell Store

The W.A. Campbell Store is designated a Local Historic Place for its association with the Campbell family who resided and did business here for five decades. This place was constructed by the Fairley family circa 1870. In 1897, it was purchased from J. Fairley by recently widowed Mrs. Margaret Campbell. Campbell and her children moved from their former site in the community and re-established themselves here and carried on the established merchant business trade and post office of her deceased husband, John Campbell. The business was carried on under their son's name, W.A. Campbell, who also operated a telegraph and telephone office with his sisters Margaret and Blanche. Following W.A.'s death in 1917, his sisters continued business here. Margaret Campbell was Postmistress here until 1947. Also of significance was W.A. Campbell's widow, nurse Eliza Campbell, who continued to reside here with her sisters-in-law and who, in light of the absence of the local doctor, performed limited medical procedures here on injured lumbermen.