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In 1919, J.W. Longaberger began an apprenticeship with The Dresden Basket Factory. After the company failed during the Great Depression, [7] Longaberger continued to make baskets on the weekends. Eventually, he and his wife Bonnie Jean (Gist) Longaberger raised enough money to purchase the closed basket factory and start a business of their own ...
Dave W. Longaberger (1934–1999) was an American businessman who founded the now-defunct Longaberger Company, which made handcrafted maple wood baskets and accessories and became notable in the Newark, Ohio area for the "Big Basket Building" that became the company headquarters in 1997. [1]
Historic RittenhouseTown, sometimes referred to as Rittenhouse Historic District, encompasses the remains of an early industrial community which was the site of the first paper mill in British North America.
The Joy Homestead, also known as the Job Joy House, is a historic house on Old Scituate Avenue in Cranston, Rhode Island. This 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story gambrel-roof wood-framed house was built between 1764 and 1778. It was occupied by members of the Joy family until 1884, and was acquired by the Cranston Historical Society in 1959. [2]
Hickory Ridge History Museum is a history museum centered around the Colonial era in Boone, North Carolina located adjacent to the ''Horn In The West'' Outdoor Drama.The museum's motto is "Keeping Yesterday For Tomorrow".
In February 2018, a series of articles was published by The Day detailing the alleged neglect of historic properties under their care, [2] not following bequest terms, [3] and misuse of funds. [4]
The John Jay Homestead State Historic Site is located at 400 Jay Street in Katonah, New York. The site preserves the 1787 home of Founding Father and statesman John Jay (1745–1829), one of the three authors of The Federalist Papers and the first Chief Justice of the United States .
Buchanan did not tour the country as part of the campaign. Instead, he conducted it from Wheatland as a "front porch campaign". [13] Buchanan won the election and carried all of the Southern states, with most of the votes in the Northern states going to the Republican nominee John C. Frémont.