Conner's Store

Established in 1839 by Antonine Blaise, this business was moved to its current building in 1872 because flooding affected the older parts of town. The store at first relied heavily on barter rather than currency. It later came under the ownership of W. H. Conner and then passed to his son Tom and to Tom's son Meredith, remaining in the Conner family for three generations. A Civil War skirmish occurred near the store when two Confederate soldiers who had escaped imprisonment in Ste Genevieve fled across the Mississippi, robbed the store, and caused a ruckus in town; it is said to have been the only skirmish on Illinois soil during the Civil War. For most of its existence, the building has continued to operate as a general store and is now known as Myer's Korner Market, owned by Bill Myers.

Prairie du Rocher, Illinois · United States