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Returning to the U.S., Tillie settled on Stockton, California to grow the tomatoes. After persuading farmers in the area to experiment raising the tomatoes, she convinced Pacific Can Company to build a plant at Stockton with an option for her to buy it. [4] By 1940, she had made San Joaquin County the top tomato-producing county in the United ...
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Willamette Industries was founded in Dallas, Oregon, in 1906 as the Willamette Valley Lumber Company. [4] Louis Gerlinger, Sr. was president of the new company and H.L. Pittock, vice president. George T. Gerlinger served as secretary and manager while F.W. Leadbetter was treasurer. George Cone served as director and mill superintendent. [5]
The city of Cleveland is the location of 279 of these properties and districts, including 3 of the National Historic Landmarks; they are listed here, while the remainder are listed separately. Four properties and districts are split between Cleveland and other parts of the county, and are thus included on both lists.
Gordie C. Hanna (July 1, 1903 – December 23, 1993, known as "Jack" Hanna) was a University of California-Davis agronomy professor who helped revolutionize the tomato-growing industry.
George Kirby Gay (August 15, 1810 – October 7, 1882) was an English sailor and later settler in the Oregon Country.He was a member of the Willamette Cattle Company that brought livestock to Oregon and built the first brick house in the United States west of the Rocky Mountains.
Steel plate engraving of George Worthington c. 1860. George Worthington (September 21, 1813 – November 9, 1871) was a 19th-century merchant and banker in Cleveland, Ohio, who founded the Geo. Worthington Company, a wholesale hardware and industrial distribution firm, in 1829 (until 1991 Cleveland's oldest extant business), as well as numerous banking and mining concerns, and contributed to ...
Defunct department stores based in Cleveland (8 P) Pages in category "Defunct companies based in Cleveland" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.