Benton Supply Company

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Throughout the nineteenth century, the Benton Supply Company prospered in Monticello, selling clothing, buggies, and other necessities to the townspeople. Today the renovated building houses Monticello's city hall and visitors' center.

Courtesy of Lucille M. Harvey

Benton Supply Company

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