Westport General Store

Since the town of Westport was created in 1780 there has always been a Westport General Store except for a period between 1998 and 2003 when the store was closed.  Will Crawford and Laura Crawford, whose son Wyatt was diagnosed with Autism in 1997, bought the store building in 2003 and revamped the concept and added a restaurant.  Customers can still buy necessities at the store but the real center-piece of the Westport General Store is the upscale southern Cuisine.  Guests drive from all around to sample their unique gourmet vittles such as locally raised Bison Rib-eye steaks topped with Tobacco Onions, Shrimp wrapped in Country Ham served with stone ground grits and collard greens, and Blackened catfish with dirty rice.