Harkin's General Store

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Alexander Harkin Store

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| image = HarkinStore1.jpg

| caption = Interior of Harkin's General Store

| nearest_city = New Ulm, Minnesota

| coordinates = {{coord|44|23|13|N|94|35|56|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Minnesota#USA

| area =

| built = 1871

| architect =

| architecture =

| added = June 04, 1973

| refnum = 73000989{{NRISref|2008a}}

| designated_other1_name = Minnesota State Register of Historic Places

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Harkin's General Store is all that remains of West Newton, in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. Alexander Harkin opened the store as combination general store and post office in 1867 in the growing town of West Newton.{{Cite web|url=http://sites.mnhs.org/historic-sites/harkin-store/history-0|title=Harkin Store History|website=mnhs.org|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|access-date=Sep 23, 2016}} The town fell into decline after four years of locust swarms devastated southern Minnesota, and the railroad extended away from West Newton. The store closed in 1901.

Most of the stock was left when the store was closed and abandoned, and remains today as a museum currently managed by the Minnesota Historical Society.{{cite web|url=https://www.mnhs.org/harkinstore|title=Harkin Store|access-date=2022-01-09}}