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In 1856, Milo T. Gardner, Dexter M. Ferry, and Eber F. Church [1] organized a small seed-growing company, M.T. Gardner & Company [2] (also known as Gardner, Ferry, and Church) in Detroit, Michigan. The first year the company did $6,000 in business. [3] Its profits continued to be stable until 1865, when Ferry bought out Gardner's share and took ...
Dexter Mason Ferry (August 8, 1833 – November 10, 1907) [1] was a businessman from Detroit, Michigan who founded D.M. Ferry & Co., at one time the largest seed company in the world. [1] He is the namesake of Ferry Field at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
In 1856, the Ferry Seed Company was founded in Detroit; the company established a large farm at the corner of East Ferry and Woodward to grow the seeds that were sold nationwide. [3] [note 1] In the mid-1880s, then-owner D. M. Ferry platted the farm into residential lots along East Ferry Avenue. [4]
Founded in Tokyo, moved to the U.S. in 1958. Defunct in 2021. 1667 Seaside Inn: Kennebunkport, Maine: Hotel [8] [14] [15] 1670 Hudson's Bay Company: New York City: Retail [16] Founded in England by Royal Charter, headquartered today in Toronto and New York City: 1673 White Horse Tavern: Newport, Rhode Island: Restaurant [8] [17] [18] 1680 ...
Charles Copeland Morse (1842–1900 [1]) was an American businessman known as the "American Seed King". He co-founded the Ferry-Morse Seed Company, which became the world's leading flower and vegetable seed producer. [2] Born in Thomaston, Maine, Morse came to California originally in 1859, lured by the California Gold Rush.
Joseph Lowthian Hudson (October 17, 1846 – July 5, 1912), a.k.a. J. L. Hudson, was the merchant who founded the Hudson's department store in Detroit, Michigan.Hudson also supplied the seed capital for the establishment, in 1909, of Roy D. Chapin's automotive venture, which Chapin named the Hudson Motor Car Company in honor of J. L. Hudson.
Dec. 11—By Ayanna Eckblad This year, Albert Lea Seed celebrated 100 years of the company being in their family, a huge feat for any business. According to their website, Albert Lea Seed is ...
In 1882, Park left his business to attend Michigan State University, where he graduated four years later with a degree in horticulture. Park returned to his business, which continued to grow at Libonia, Pennsylvania. By the turn of the century, the company had outgrown the second-class post office at Libonia and, in 1902, moved to La Park.