A gravel, private road meanders along a ridge line in Anderson County near Taylorsville Lake. There are no signs posted announcing you are about to see a one-of-a-kind, recreated historic village from the 1850s. About a quarter mile down the road, you come upon the first building.
The country store is made of dark wood slats, with a red metal roof, and a large 90-foot porch with a couple of benches. Etched in glass on two of the doors are the words, “Van Buren Village Country Store,” and “Phelps Apothecary.”
I peek inside, and the store is empty. Up until two years ago, it was filled with all the items you would have found in a country store from the 1800s.
