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2. L.L. Bean closes headquarters, stores and factories in Maine ...

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   L.L. Bean’s flagship store in Freeport is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Since opening in 1917, the store has rarely closed, except for during Covid-19, the death of its executives, a ...

3. L.L.Bean - Wikipedia

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   L.L.Bean was founded in 1912 by its namesake, hunter and fisherman Leon Leonwood Bean, in Freeport, Maine. The company began as a one-room operation selling a single product, the Maine Hunting Shoe, also known as duck boots [5] and later as Bean Boots. Bean had developed a waterproof boot, which is a combination of lightweight leather uppers ...

4. Maine-based L.L. Bean to open store in Indianapolis

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   Founded in 1912, L.L. Bean started as a one-room operation selling a single product, the Maine Hunting Shoe. Now, the company operates 57 stores across 19 states.

5. Leon Leonwood Bean - Wikipedia

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   At 19, Bean attended a year long business course at Kents Hill School, paying his way by selling soap. [7] In 1892, Bean worked in a Bangor creamery, followed by a job clerking in an Auburn clothing store. Bean married Bertha Porter in 1898. They moved to Freeport, her hometown, where he worked in his brother Otho's dry goods and clothing store.

6. Freeport, Maine - Wikipedia

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   In 1912, Leon Leonwood Bean opened a store in the basement of his brother's apparel shop at Freeport Corner, selling the "Bean Boot" (or Maine Hunting Shoe). This store, L. L. Bean, became so popular that in 1951 it started remaining open 24 hours a day. Its retail and mail order catalog facilities expanded into Freeport's principal business ...

7. 73 Brands That Are Still Made Right Here in the USA - AOL

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   L.L. Bean's line of simple yet effective Boat & Tote bags has been made in Maine from hearty 24-ounce canvas since first introduced in 1944. The Freeport-based company makes some of its other ...