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Around 1870, when the Texas and Pacific Railway was built, the city was founded as Windmill Town. In 1881, it was renamed as Merkel in honor of the first settler in this area, S. M. Merkel, from Germany. In 1882, the first mercantile store and in 1883, the first post office opened. [6]
Public Utility Districts of Washington (state) (6 P) Pages in category "Municipal electric utilities of the United States" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
In 1961, De Waal's son Karel (better known as Kees) took over leadership of the company. A year later he took over a small retailer with four shops and founded the Captain Shop. In 1963 the chain was renamed to 'Hij': first short for 'Hij Herenmode' (He Gentlemen's fashion) and later for 'Hij Mannenmode' (He Men's Fashion).
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In January 1895 the J. W. Robinson Co., which by that time advertised simply as "The Boston Store", announced that after only eight years at Spring Street, more spacious quarters were necessary, and that a new four-story "Boston Dry Goods Store Building" was under construction at 239 S. Broadway (razed, currently site of a parking lot), [5 ...
Cincinnati City Hall is the seat of the municipal government of Cincinnati, Ohio. Completed in 1893, the Richardsonian Romanesque structure was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 1972. The building was designed by Samuel Hannaford at a cost of $1.61 million.
Apr. 2—The investigation into Spokane Valley city Councilman Al Merkel's conduct toward city staff is moving forward — just not smoothly. Merkel said his interview with an outside investigator ...
Feb. 25—Before Spokane Valley City Councilman Al Merkel started ruffling feathers on the city council, he was irritating his neighbors. Merkel grew up in a car family and has carried that ...