New Civil War Re-enactment Store Opens in Wildwood
Adler's Dry Goods is the place to go in St. Louis for Civil War, historic military and time-period items.
Who knew a Midwestern gathering place for Civil War merchandise was right here in Wildwood? Adler's Dry Goods was opened at 16953 Manchester Road by Civil War re-enactors who are residents of Marthasville, MO. The store's manager, Rebecca Adler, said the store carries clothing from the 1700s, gifts, crafts, Civil War reproductions, knives, jewelry, furs, hats, hides, silver-plated dishes and porcelain sets. "Our suppliers are from all over, and we do take consignment items from other re-enactors," she said. Adler said her family believes they have the only such Civil War-themed store in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Customers have come from as far as Troy, MO, as well as Illinois and Minnesota. She said her family often goes to Civil …
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