Our History
(Atlantic City Mercantile)
Current owner is Ron Abernathy
(Shorty)
Atlantic City Mercantile
Giessler Store and Post Office
After the success of an earlier store east of the McAuley Store, Lawrence Giessler constructed this building in 1893 out of adobe brick, covered with metal siding. The next year he built a large livery barn across the street, behind the store. For many years, Giessler successfully operated the store, a freighting business, and a ranch on Willow Creek. He installed the first telephone system in the area in 1904. After his death, his wife, Emma, operated a cafe and boarding house for the booming town. After the store closed in the late 30s, it was not opened again until the iron ore boom in the 1960s. A U.S. Steel worker, Lyle Moerer, restored the building.
He and his wife, Jerrie, ran a store, gas station, and bar for several years. Since then, various owners have operated it as a bar and steak house. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.
