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Butt Drugs
Butt Drugs was a drugstore in Corydon, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1952 by William H. Butt, the store operated until 2023. Butt Drugs was known for its unusual name, soda fountain, and service. The store gained further attention in 2010 when it was the subject of a commercial by YouTube personalities Rhett & Link. After years of declining sales, the store was shuttered in 2023. History William H. Butt founded the drugstore, originally known as William H. Butt Drugs and later as Butt Rexall, in 1952. It was located at 115 East Chestnut Street in downtown Corydon, Indiana. By 1998, the pharmacy was franchised as Valu-Rite and had just completed a renovation. William Butt sold the store to his granddaughter Katie Butt Beckort in 2001; she had been an employee of the store for several years prior. The drugstore was noted as a local attraction in Corydon, due in part to its unique name. It also retained an operational lunch counter, soda fountain and offered 35-cent cups of coff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corydon, Indiana
Corydon is a town in Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana, Harrison Township and the county seat of Harrison County, Indiana, located north of the Ohio River in the extreme southern part of the state. Corydon was founded in 1808 and served as the capital of the Indiana Territory from 1813 to 1816. It was the site of Indiana's first Constitution of Indiana#Constitutional Convention, constitutional convention, which was held June 10–29, 1816. Forty-three delegates convened to consider statehood for Indiana and drafted its first state constitution. Under Article XI, Section 11, of the Indiana Constitution of Indiana#Constitution of 1816, 1816 constitution, Corydon was designated as the capital of the state, which it remained until 1825, when the seat of state government was moved to Indianapolis. In 1863, during the American Civil War, Corydon was the site of the Battle of Corydon, the only official pitched battle waged in Indiana during the war. More recently, the town's nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
