O’Hurley’s Is A Decades-Old West Virginia General Store With A Beloved Resident Cat

Over a hundred years ago, a new store opened up in Shepherdstown, West Virginia: O'Hurley's General Store. And it's still here, perched along East Washington Street. This historic West Virginia general store is a wonderful spot for shopping and a wonderful spot for chatting, and it even comes with an extra special surprise: a beloved resident pet cat named Murphy.

Welcome to O'Hurley's General Store, a turn-of-the-century shop with fine, high quality, time-tested merchandise.

Glassware, cookware, crockery, furniture, tools, toys, vinyl records, dry goods, hardware... all this and more can be found at O'Hurley's. Plus, there's an operable blacksmith shop around back.

And if you notice when you step inside that an abnormally high number of the products for sale at O'Hurley's are cat-themed, well, you can blame that on Murphy.

That's right, not only is O'Hurley's General Store over a hundred years old. Not only is it filled to the brim with excellent merchandise.

Not only was the current owner born upstairs in 1941. Not only does the store include a room with a fireplace and books and rocking chairs. Not only does the store host live music nights open to all on Thursdays.

But in addition to all that (and more!), this fantastic general store is also home to a beloved, iconic resident cat.

Murphy is a beautiful tabby that winds up in all sorts of interesting places throughout the store...

... including laps of willing owners, staff, and customers.

Visit Murphy, and shop the wide variety of products at O'Hurley's General Store, seven days a week.

It's a great way to fit a little extra cat-loving time into your day.

Find the location and operating hours for O'Hurley's General Store, along with lots more pictures of Murphy, on Facebook. Love cats? Here's the story of another famous West Virginia feline - but you won't want to pet this one!