Community Corner
Last Chance to Meet Santa at St. James General Store
After Sunday, its time to get focused on Christmas Day.
If you haven't paid a trip yet to St. James General Store this holiday season, don't miss out.
It's the last day to visit Santa Claus at St. James General Store, located at 516 Moriches Road, on Sunday from 1 pm. - 4 p.m. Santa will be there taking photos with children and listening to their holiday wish list.
St. James General Store is still standing at its original location on Moriches Road. According to Suffolk County's official Web site, the store is the oldest continuously operating general store in the United States.
Richard Smythe's descendant Ebenezer Smith built the general store in 1857. In 1990, the store was purchased by the Suffolk County Parks Department, and it was dedicated to the Suffolk County Historic Trust. According to the store's manager Karen Sheedy, it was the county that painted the outside of the general store from white to its original colors.
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