Here is a piece of an 1874 map showing the store and post office next to the depot for the Housatonic Rail Road. The post office and general store were in a house. SO, was Miss Fanton renting a room from Edward DAKIN? Edward DAKIN bought the house where the store was located, we think in 1872.
It looks like the label for the building is
"Miss E. Fanton & E. Dakin
Store & P.O."
I don't think it is two buildings (one with Miss E Fanton & E Dakin and the other with the store) since there seems to be a line from the names to across the road to one dot (next to the one labeled "Depot" and there are not two dots on the east side of the road.
So, who is Miss E FANTON?
There were other FANTONs in So. Kent, as well a just over the town line in Gaylordsville.
