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“We know how important a market like this is to residents,” he said, noting that while staying true to the country store model, the new Orlean Store will add a modem flair.
The Orlean Store started in 1850 as Rector’s Store in the rural farming village.
milled grains and carried national and county newspapers while serving up homemade sandwiches and local gossip in equal measure.
With the towns of Warrenton and Marshall 10 miles distant to the north and east, and Front Royal and Culpeper even farther to the west and south, Orleans market then, as now, stood alone as a one-stop shop for household groceries, homecooked meals and all the local news — both in print and word-of-mouth from neighbors and travelers alike.
Rector’s Store was in place when Gen. Robert E. Rector’s
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