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Interior of the Moravian Book Shop. Moravian Book Shop is a book store based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.It was founded in 1745 by the Moravian Church and lays claim to being the oldest continuously operating bookstore in the United States and the second oldest in the world. [1]
Leary's Book Store was located in the heart of the downtown district of Philadelphia at 9 South 9th Street, a short distance from Market Street.. The very large Gimbel's Department Store occupied the corner of 9th and Market, and the relatively tiny Leary's Book Store on 9th Street was separated from it by a small cobble stoned alleyway.
This list of the oldest companies in the United States includes brands and companies, excluding associations, educational, government or religious organizations. To be listed, a brand or company name must remain, either whole or in part, since inception. To limit the scope of this list, only companies established before 1820 are listed.
The Gazette name has been on the nameplate and masthead of a newspaper in Williamsport continuously since that time. The Sun-Gazette is the oldest continuously operating enterprise in the West Branch Valley. [citation needed] At over 218 years old, the Sun-Gazette is now the 10th-oldest newspaper in America and the fourth-oldest in Pennsylvania ...
Formerly the oldest continuously operating general store in Connecticut, the Colebrook Store lasted 195 years before shuttering in 2007, only to be reopened under new management in 2014 — and ...
Long before the U.S. declared its independence on July 4, 1776, many European explorers had already founded lasting settlements. These are 10 of the oldest inhabited cities in the U.S. that you ...
Contains the oldest continuously operating congregation of any faith in Western Pennsylvania. Current structure built in 1843 and is in elaborate cathedral, designed to serve as a potential diocesan seat. 54: Searight's Fulling Mill: Searight's Fulling Mill: June 19, 1973 : Cemetery Road
This is a list of independent bookstores in the United States, both current and defunct, which have had physical ("brick-and-mortar") locations. For bookstores with at least 4 locations, see list of bookstore chains .