Jorgensen's General Store

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Jorgensen's General Store
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Location Grant-Valkaria, Florida
Coordinates 27°55′44″N80°31′38″W / 27.92889°N 80.52722°W / 27.92889; -80.52722 Coordinates: 27°55′44″N80°31′38″W / 27.92889°N 80.52722°W / 27.92889; -80.52722
NRHP reference No. 99000711 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1999

The Jorgensen's General Store is a historic site in Grant-Valkaria, Florida. It is located at 5390 U.S. 1. It was operated by brothers Atley and Adolph Benson, members of a pioneer family of Grant. [2] On June 25, 1999, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Benn, Stephen (26 July 2008). "What the marker says". Florida Today. p. 5B via Newspapers.com.


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