In the early 1920s when Highway 88 replaced the dirt Bells-Alamo road, a country store sprang up at the crossing of the new highway and Johnsons Grove Road. They named it Green Frog Store becuase over time an addition on the back of the store, along with a coat of green paint, made the building resemble a frog. Since it was the only landmark in the area, the surrounding community became known as Green Frog.
In the early days of the store a young Green Frog Store employee painted a sign that read, ‘Service With a Leap.’ Dr. John Freeman, founder of the restored Green Frog Farm recalls visiting his grandparents in the late 1940s—one of the thrills was walking barefoot along the dirt road to buy a nickel Powerhouse candy bar and a ROC cola. When he started collecting the buildings for an antique village, he decided to resurrect the historic name of Green Frog for the project.
The original Green Frog country store was demolished long ago, but today there are two country stores that have been moved to the property. At the entry to the farm sits one restored country store and next to the cotton gin is a gin store that is filled with artifacts and merchandise that reflect the business and customer needs of the the 1930s and 1940s.