On other side of railroad tracks stands George W. Parks general merchandise store (in 2023 Stuart Heritage Museum), built in 1901, which changed its name to Stuart Mercantile in 1913. Living quarters above were built with an open veranda and enclosed, as in this photo, in 1910.
Three people on a canoe, Charlie Cypress, Lee Cypress, Willie Mae Billie. Caption on back details that this is Charlie Cypress (1869-1960) and family on the shore of the Silver Springs River.
