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Berdine's Five and Dime

Step back in time at this historic variety store, packed with items from a bygone era.

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Berdine’s Five and Dime opened in 1908 in downtown Harrisville, West Virginia.   Courtesy of West Virginia
Berdine’s Five and Dime opened in 1908 in downtown Harrisville, West Virginia.   Courtesy of West Virginia
Step back in time at Berdine’s Five and Dime, a historic variety shop in Harrisville, West Virginia.   Courtesy of West Virginia
Berdine’s opened in 1908 and remains a staple of downtown Harrisville, West Virginia.   Courtesy of Berdine’s Five and Dime
Nostalgic candies like Cow Tales, Black Jack clove gum, and Slo Poke caramels hearken back to bygone days at Berdine’s.   Courtesy of Berdine’s Five and Dime
Hundreds of throwback trinkets and tchotchkes fill the interior of Berdine’s Five and Dime in Harrisville, West Virginia.   Courtesy of Berdine’s Five and Dime
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In 1908, at the height of an overnight oil and gas boom in the small town of Harrisville, West Virginia, a legacy began. Brothers K.C. and Lafayette Berdine had recently relocated to the small town with the hopes of establishing a thriving five-and-dime store.

Over a hundred years later, Berdine's Five and Dime is a thriving pilgrimage of nostalgia, transporting visitors back to simpler times. Old-timey shaving soaps, mason jars, dice, bobblehead dolls of famous figures like Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain, and hundreds of other tchotchkes fill the shelves at this beloved country store.

Perhaps the biggest draw is Berdine's candy counter, with shelves stocked with a wide variety of confections and candies from chocolate-covered walnuts and pretzels to orange slices. The vintage scale, which the store still uses to weigh candy sales, starts at 10 cents per pound and tops out at 60 cents per pound.

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Store hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Berdine’s is cash only.

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Berdine's Five and Dime
106 N. Court Street
Harrisville, West Virginia, 26362
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39.209925, -81.051858
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