Lexington, MO: A Historical Town

I had some stuff I needed to get taken care of in Lexington, and I asked the wife if she wanted to come along.  The things we were doing were going to take some time, so we decided to check out the antique stores around the town.

For those who do not know, Lexington has been around since 1822.  It has a lot of history.  The courthouse has a replica of a cannonball which hit it during the Civil War.  There was a battle called Battle of Hemp Bales, which was a crucial win for the South.  Visitors can visit the battlefield and museum.  We did not have time for that, but we will go back for a day trip sometime.  (We can share it with you all if you would like.)

The first store we stopped at was Blackthorn Antiques.  It is a smaller location, but they have it packed out with stuff to look at.  This is a fancier antique store, but it is not stuffy feeling like some of them are.  They had a lot of furniture and old books.  I could get into collecting old books, but I would want to read them.  I would worry that I would ruin them if I did that.

Down the street is Lexington Mercantile Antiques & Fabrics.  This shop is set up in an old bank, and it has a very neat look to it.  There is a second level, but it is very small.  The shop did not look very full, but there was plenty to look at.  There were several sections which had items in small bags.  I had to dig through these because I felt like I would miss something great if I did not.  I did find a bag with a small leather zip-up pouch in it.  At first, I thought I found a small Bible, which would have been neat.  Instead, I found a Gillette travel razor, and it was really neat.  But, I put it down because the wife and I mentioned that we should not be buying anymore antiques.  Then she redeemed me!  She found a metal stool that she wanted.  So, we agreed to buy our items.  I found other things in the store which I wanted, but I passed on since we had to be good with our spending.

Missouri River Antique Company was our next stop.  There are two levels to the place.  The first level seemed like newer stuff trying to look antique.  There were some antiques mixed into the bunch, but seemed mostly the boutique stuff.  The basement was more my fashion.  It had old architecture salvage from old houses.  It was fun to look at.  There could be some great finds at this store if someone was restoring an old home.

 A town with a lot of history has quite a few antiques for hunters to explore.  Until next time... Happy Hunting!