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Inside Bulloch Business with DeWayne Grice - After 95 years, H.W. Smith Jewelers closing
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The year was 1919, President Woodrow Wilson would sign the Versailles Treaty officially ending World War I. Prohibition was in full swing and the city of Statesboro had just completed paving the Main Streets through downtown. 1919 also was the year Harry Smith opened his jewelry store (H.W. Smith Jewelers) in downtown Statesboro, which was destined to become a landmark of downtown. Well, after nearly 95 years in operation under various owners, H.W. Smith will close its doors for good on Thursday.
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