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Frank Winfield Woolworth
Frank Winfield Woolworth built the first American retail empire from a simple idea: sell everything for a nickel or a …
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Frank Winfield Woolworth
Frank Winfield Woolworth built the first American retail empire from a simple idea: sell everything for a nickel or a dime. His brother Charles opened the chain’s first formal ‘5 & 10’ store in Scranton in 1880, and the innovations Charles developed there became the template for more than a thousand Woolworth locations worldwide.
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Dickson Manufacturing Company Established in Scranton
In 1856, Thomas Dickson and his partners relocated their machine shop from Carbondale to Scranton at the urging of …
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E. Robinson's Sons Brewery
E. Robinson’s Sons Brewery operated at Linden Street and North Seventh Street (now North 7th Avenue) in Scranton …
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Fanny McBrier
Frances ‘Fanny’ McBrier Woolworth was the mother of Frank and Charles Sumner Woolworth, whose …