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2. Wickes Companies - Wikipedia

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   The three companies were merged in 1947 to form the Wickes Corp. [1] In 1952, Wickes opened a retail lumber store in Bay City, Michigan, the Bay City Cash Way Company. The outlet saw success selling lumber to small independent lumber companies, additional outlets were opened, and the business was renamed Wickes Lumber Co. in 1962.

3. Wickes - Wikipedia

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   Wickes Group plc is a British home improvement retailer. It is the second largest home improvement retailer in the United Kingdom, behind B&Q . Whilst open to the general public, its sales of supplies and materials are predominantly orientated towards tradespeople. [ 2 ]

4. US 31–Island Lake Outlet Bridge - Wikipedia

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   The Pine River Channel; looking toward Lake Michigan. Island Lake Outlet, also known as the Pine River Channel, was dredged in 1870 to connect Lake Michigan to Lake Charlevoix through Round Lake. [1] A total of five bridges have crossed the channel at this location; the first was a small footbridge built in 1869.

5. Gamble-Skogmo - Wikipedia

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   Gamble-Skogmo Inc. was an American conglomerate of retail chains and other businesses that was headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.Business operated or franchised by Gamble-Skogmo included Gambles hardware and auto supply stores, Woman's World and Mode O'Day clothing stores, J.M. McDonald department stores, Leath Furniture stores, Tempo and Buckeye Mart Discount Stores, Howard's ...

6. Wickes Furniture - Wikipedia

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   Wickes Furniture was a privately held chain of furniture stores based in Wheeling, Illinois. [1] The company was founded in 1971 with a showroom in Fridley, Minnesota , and at its peak, operated 43 stores in California , Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , Minnesota , Nevada , Texas and Oregon .

7. British timber trade - Wikipedia

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   While every nation has trees and wood, ship timber is a far more limited product. The ideal woods were oak, Scots pine – but not spruce, and other large trees. Especially difficult to find were trees suitable to be masts, a crucial requirement for any sailing ship, and one that often had to be replaced after storms or wear. As suitable trees ...