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At Country Boy Hardware, we’re more than just a store—we’re a living part of local history. Our roots in Cato run deep, with a hardware legacy that has stood on this ground since 1875. Over the past century and a half, this establishment has weathered every storm, including a devastating fire in 1918. It was rebuilt in 1922 and passed through dedicated hands—from O.E. Herrinton until 1928, to Pooler Hardware, and then Bramble in 1960. While the names changed, the commitm …