Olive Green Store and Odd Fellows Lodge

Olive Green Drawing by Henry Nease
photo of drawing sent by Matthew Lansinger
In 1932, Gerald and Alta Crowl bought this store in the building owned by the International Order of Odd Fellows Lodge Hall in Olive Green.  They raised five children in Olive Green:  Kenneth, Joan, Jean, Linda and James.

Crowls continued to operate a store here until they built their home and market across the street on the south east corner of State Route 656 and 521.  Alta continued running the store after Gerald's death in 1994.  Alta died in 2004.
 
   

photo owned by Ken Crowl

 Alta and Gerald Crowl Crowl's Store drawn by
Henry Nease
1866 Map of Olive Green    

drawing sent by Matthew Lansinger
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(1-19-2007)