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Highway 40 yard sale vendors

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The Historic National Road  (US 40) yard sale wrapped up Sunday after a successful five day run of this annual event. Our set up was at Dunreith, a small town between Richmond and Greenfield, Indiana. Nearly 30 different vendors had spots at which to sell their wares.

One very popular set up was selling home made fudge and fruit cobblers. Their selling spot had a large tent with the product shelving underneath. Blueberry, peach, strawberry and other flavor cobblers were available in either 4×4″ or large 8×8″ aluminum pans.

A truly delicious vendor site!

It seemed like the cobbler stand was quite busy. One day Pat had to go home to bake more cobblers when they sold out of several. Sher and I purchased one of the large blueberry cobblers. It was a wonderful treat, we enjoyed it over a couple of days!

One of the vendors likely would win the “who came the farthest” prize. Griffin Leather Company is based in Alabama some 460+ miles from Dunreith. Tim and Ruthie  run the business together and travel extensively during the year to shows, festivals and other venues. They are true talented leather crafters.

Griffin Leather belts, gun cases and slings
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Their set up  at the 40 Yard Sale included displays of adult and child size hand tooled leather belts. Tim on the spot puts names on the belts for personalization. Fancy rifle and shotgun cases and holsters for revolvers are also on the sale racks. Griffin Leather also makes beautiful leather gun slings. The business card has the slogan: “Our gun slings look so good your scope will be jealous.” You can reach them at their website.

 

Annual US 40 National Road yard sale

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This week is the US 40 “Historic National Road” Yard Sale that runs 800 miles across six states from St. Louis to Baltimore. This year we are back to our same favorite spot at a private property in Dunreith, Indiana, a small village between Greenfield and Richmond. We have been setting up here each end of May for the past decade or so.

Our 2026 selling space

You never know what you will see!

Over twenty different vendors are set up on this site. The owner has modern restrooms available as well as quite a bit of on site parking. You would be amazed at the variety of treasures being offered for sale. You’ll find antiques of all sizes, home baked pies, new dresses, crafts, tools, yard sale finds and stuff you would not think of but can’t live without.

Over the years we have made friends with several folks who set up each year. In addition we have a few customers who shop our set up each year too. In a way it seems like a yearly reunion. The Historic National Road yard sale is a wonderful yearly event. It is worth a trip to see for yourself. Drive safely.

Highway 40 sale was hot but successful

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The US Highway 40 cross country yard sale concluded today after 5 days of very hot, sunny weather. Overall it was a successful sale, though crowds were slightly smaller than in past years.

Wide angle view of the interior of our booth.

The pictures show our booth and some of the other vendors who took advantage of this great site which used to house a church. There were close to 30 different vendors, restrooms and plenty of parking. The first time we set up here several years ago there were at most 7 or 8 vendors.

Highway 40 Yard Sale starts May 31, 2023

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U.S. Highway 40, also known as the National Road, begins in Baltimore and runs west for 824 miles and ends in St. Louis. Since 2003 a remarkable event takes place along the entire route. The week following Memorial Day thousands of people set up flea market type displays on the sides of the road, selling everything you can think of.

This year the sale starts on Wednesday, May 31 and runs through Sunday, June 4th. You’ll start to see people setting up as early as Sunday May 28th. Many different places turn into both large and small markets. Parking lots, large and small fields, front yards, churches, empty building lots all transform into individual antique, flea market and craft booths. Lots of folks who live on Highway 40 take advantage of the event and have their own yard sale.

Sellers stay all week with their goods

Buyers include serious antique collectors, hobby collectors, and people looking for unique bargains and treasures. Some folks travel hundreds of miles over several days while others just cruise 40 in their own county. The sale really has a festival feel, and it is exciting when you find that special item! For more information on being a seller or a buyer see their Facebook page.