Nelson’s Old Riverton Store: 101 years of sandwiches & community

A Route 66 mom-and-pop shop celebrates more than a century of service to its community. “Their sandwiches,” said 8-year-old Haylan McCorkle. Nelson’s Old Riverton Store returnees tell us it’s those sandwiches and other key elements that’s helped shape its history, including history made on Route 66. “The drinks, sandwiches and the snacks,” said 7-year-old Rayner McCorkle. The store first opened its doors March 20, 1925, a year before Route 66 was created. Since then, it’s served countless people—including regular Micah McCorkle.
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