Dyess Colony Commissary – Dyess AR

City:
Dyess, AR

Site Type:
Civic Facilities

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Marked:
Yes

Description

The Dyess colony commissary or trading post or the Big Store was where the colonist got their household needs especially the daily consumables.

Source notes

Dyess Colony archive managed by Johnny Cash Boyhood Home.

Site originally submitted by Oyeronke Afolabi on August 2, 2021.

Location Info


106 Center Drive
Dyess Colony, Ar 72330
Mississippi County

Coordinates: 35.58971, -90.214465

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