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General store, Linton

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General store, Linton

This store at Linton, on State Highway 57, is a popular meeting place for residents of the local military camp. The vivid signs, the mural, the cluster of vehicles and the picnic benches are all typical of such roadside stores.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua places – Beneath the Tararua Range, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/9440/general-store-linton (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 22 April 2015.