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The Genesee and Wyoming Railroad was the flagship predecessor to the G&W; Edward L. Fuller purchased it out of a bankruptcy in 1899. At that time, the railroad was operating as a 14.5-mile long (23.3 km) single-track line serving a single customer, a salt mine owned by Fuller in Retsof, New York.
G&W may refer to: Game & Watch, handheld electronic games produced by Nintendo; Genesee and Wyoming Railroad; Genesee & Wyoming; Grote & Weigel, American meat company;
The F. W. Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth's or simply Woolworth) was a retail company and one of the pioneers of the five-and-dime store.It was among the most successful American and international five-and-dime businesses, setting trends and creating the modern retail model that stores follow worldwide today.
During this time period, G.W Bacon created illustrations of British colonial wars, with their most famous publication being Bacon's South Africa War Prints in 1901, covering the Second Boer War. Around 1900, G.W. Bacon was purchased by the Scottish publishing house of W.& A.K. Johnston and incorporated into their own.
G.W. Scott and Sons was a producer of fine wickerwork crafts, basketry, and luxury leather goods for over 300 years. Founded in 1661 in the city of London, England, in the United Kingdom, the company ceased production in 1967. [1] A luxury picnic basket for six people, produced in 1910 by G.W. Scott & Sons.
G. W. Haworth was a major supporter of many West Michigan causes. Western Theological Seminary, Hope College, Grand Valley State University his alma mater Western Michigan University and Black River Public School, as well as the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Holland have all benefited from Haworth's donations.
GW Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1998 by doctors Geoffrey Guy and Brian Whittle. That year, they obtained a cultivation license from the United Kingdom Home Office and the MHRA, allowing the company to cultivate, possess and supply cannabis to conduct scientific research concerning medical cannabis.
William G. Irwin (1843 – January 28, 1914) was a capitalist and successful sugar planter in the Kingdom of Hawai'i.He was born in England, and emigrated to Hawaii with his family while still a child.