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The structure, built around 1875 by James Harrison Cain, served Cana both as a general store and U.S. Post Office. After Cain moved to Mocksville, John Boyce and Ina Naylor Cain operated the store. Ina Naylor Cain served as postmistress from 1919 to 1954, when the office closed.

Title
Cana Store and Post Office
Creator
Mohney, Kirk Franklin.
Date (Text)
1985
Date
1985
Geographic Coverage
Davie County (N.C.)
Subject (Images)
Subject (Local)
Type
Image
Format
Photographs
Digital Exhibit
Digital Davie
Standard Rights Statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Contributing Institution
Contact Information
Davie County Public Library / daviehistory@gmail.com
Digital Collection
Images of North Carolina
Publisher
Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society
Accessibility Statement
Archival Content: this is a digital surrogate of an item that was created before April 26, 2027. It is presented here for research, reference or recordkeeping. For help accessing this material, please visit https://www.digitalnc.org/about/policies/accessibility/

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