Union Mercantile
Fort Davisbr/Jeff Davis County, Texasbr/30 35.318' N 103 53.630' Wbr/Directions: Start at the intersection of Court Avenue and Limpia Street. The building is on the east side of the intersection.br/ br/Text: Founded 1873 by O.M. Keesey and Geo. Gaither in adobe building on this site. later owned by W. Keesey, and army baker, who sold clothing, groceries, cradles, guns, whiskey, coffins, tobacco, spittoons, wagonwheels, and harness, and did private banking. First telephone in county operated out of store via barbed wine line to ranches. In 1906 he replaced the adobe with this stone structure that was bought by T.T. Kelly, 1964.