Matiii,
Below you will find a list of U.S businesses founded in 1857 and are
still in business today.
Buena Vista Winery
Buena Vista Winery - Founded in 1857
http://www.winecountrygetaways.com/wineries-sonoma.html
Buena Vista Winery
?If you are a wine history buff, you will need to stop at the Buena
Vista winery, the first premium winery in California and a registered
historic landmark. It opened its doors in 1857, founded by wine
pioneer Count August Hazasthy. ?
Email: bvw_info@buenavistawinery.com,
Buena Vista Winery Website: http://www.buenavistawinery.com/
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Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
? Founded in 1857, career agents and financial representatives now
number over 7,500. Products for sold to clients cover life insurance,
disability income insurance, long term care insurance, annuities, and
mutual funds.?
http://www.agent-central.com/lifeco5.htm
?Since 1857, Northwestern Mutual has been helping people protect
against financial risk and achieve financial security.?
Website: http://www.nmfn.com/tn/aboutnet--pg_nm_intro
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The Sacramento Bee
?The Sacramento Bee, was founded in 1857.?
Indyweek
http://indyweek.com/durham/2003-03-26/cover2.html
?The Sacramento Bee is a daily newspaper published in Sacramento,
California. Since its creation in 1857 by the McClatchy Company, the
Bee has become Sacramento's largest newspaper and one of the four
largest in California (alongside The San Francisco Chronicle, The
Orange County Register and The Los Angeles Times), with a circulation
of 295,304 daily and 348,494 Sunday .?
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento_Bee
Sacramento Bee website
http://www.sacbee.com/
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Atlantic Monthly
?Literary magazine, founded in 1857 by James Lowell, and based in
Boston. Among its editors was Twain's close friend W.D. Howells. Here
Twain published Old Times on the Mississippi in serial form in 1874.
Other stories appearing from 1875 to 1880 ? all under Howells'
editorship ? included: The Canvasser's Tale, and The Recent Carnival
of Crime in Connecticut.?
http://www.geocities.com/swaisman/pubs.htm
About The Atlantic Monthly
?Since 1857 The Atlantic Monthly has consistently stayed one step
ahead of the headlines by providing in-depth analysis and perspective
by top writers, thinkers, politicians, and decision-makers.?
http://www.theatlantic.com/about/
Website
http://www.theatlantic.com/
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STORY & CLARK
?Story & Clark is an old American manufacturer founded in 1857, and
known for their quality instruments.?
The Piano Company
http://www.thepianocompany.com/html/store.html
Web Site: www.storyandclark.com
Story & Clark History
http://www.qrsmusic.com/storyandclark/serialnum.htm
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Stevens Point Brewery
?Stevens Point Brewery is a regional American brewery located in
Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1857 by Frank Wahle and
George Ruder. The company claims that its Point Special beer was one
of the first lager beers to be produced in America.?
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevens_Point_Brewery
Frank Wahle and George Ruder established the Stevens Point Brewery in 1857.
http://www.pointbeer.com/brewery.php
History
http://www.pointbeer.com/history.php
Website:
http://www.pointbeer.com/enter.php
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William A. Berry & Son, Inc
?Established in 1857, William A. Berry & Son, Inc. prospered as a
local North Shore builder, specializing in high-end carpentry and
millwork. Founded by William Berry, a respected member of a prominent
Danvers family, Berry is one of the oldest construction companies in
the nation.?
Berry
http://www.waberry.com/company.php
?Established in 1857, William A. Berry & Son, Inc. (Berry) is one of
the oldest construction companies in the nation.?
Website:
http://www.waberry.com/
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Callaway Bank
Established in 1857, The Callaway Bank serves mid-Missouri.
?In 1857, the first bank in Callaway County was established in
Fulton. Known as the ?Fulton Branch, Western Bank of Missouri,? it was
not actually a branch as all stockowners and officers were local.?
Callaway Bank
http://www.callawaybank.com/about/history.php
Website:
http://www.callawaybank.com/
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Cary House Hotel
?The Cary House Hotel, built in 1857, was the vision of William Cary.
The three story brick building was the finest hotel in the gold
country. The hotel, built with a brick exterior, was as fireproof as
possible, a unique quality in the old west.?
http://www.caryhouse.com/history_new.htm
Cary House Hotel
http://www.caryhouse.com/
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TB Wood's Incorporated
?TB Wood's Incorporated is an industry leading designer and
manufacturer of electronic and mechanical power transmission equipment
for industrial control.?
?TB Wood's Incorporated was founded in 1857 and began as a foundry
producing wood burning stoves.?
Nation Job
http://www.nationjob.com/company/tbwd
History
http://www.tbwoods.com/history.htm
Website
http://www.tbwoods.com/index.php
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James Graham & Sons
?Established in 1857, James Graham & Sons is one of the oldest
family-run galleries in the United States. The gallery has exhibited
the work of some of America's most prominent artists for nearly 150
years.?
http://www.jamesgrahamandsons.com/?fuse=about
Website
http://www.jamesgrahamandsons.com/
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First National Bank of Omaha
?First National Bank of Omaha, founded in 1857, is the 32nd oldest
nationally chartered bank in existence.?
First National Merchant Solutions
http://www.firstnationalmerchants.com/msup/news/archive/2002/12_3_2002.asp
Website:
http://www.firstnational.com/fnb/personal/default1.asp
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Macy?s
The first Macys store was opened in October 1857 on 6th Avenue/14th Street.
?On a crisp October day in 1857 R.H. Macy opened his store in New York
City. He racked up sales that day of $11.06, and two years later his
sales totaled $85,000 for the year. Santa made his first in-store
appearance at Macy?s in 1870. In 1902, a new Flagship Store was opened
at the current location at Herald Square.?
Pdx History
http://pdxhistory.com.tripod.com/deptstores/fredericknelson/lipmans/macys/macys.html
?The man responsible for this huge shop was called Rowland H Macy.
Born in Nantucket in 1822. His first Macys store was opened in October
1857 on 6th Avenue/14th Street.?
Virtual Tourist
http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/New_York_State/New_York_City-841252/Shopping-New_York_City-BR-1.html
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Meier & Frank
Style and Tradition have been synonymous with the name Meier & Frank
in Portland, which was founded in 1857 by Aaron Meier.
http://pdxhistory.com.tripod.com/marshallfield/meierfrank/meierfrank.html
Online:
http://www.meierandfrank.com/gifts/OnlineShopping/MF?Dsp=1&c=1
'Meier & Frank' R.I.P.
The takeover of Oregon's landmark department stores may be welcome,
but the historic name will be missed
?Sometime soon after this year's holiday shopping season, Meier &
Frank's 17 department stores in Oregon, Washington and Utah will drop
their historic name and don a new one: Macy's.?
Oregon Live: July 29, 2005
http://www.oregonlive.com/editorials/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/editorial/1122631092279270.xml&coll=7
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Hecht's
"Hecht's is a chain of middle-tier department stores operated by The
Hecht Company, a subsidiary of the May Department Stores Company.
Hecht's currently has 81 stores in 19 markets within the states of
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and the
District of Columbia. Its headquarters is based in Washington, DC.
By Fall 2006, the Hecht's name and brand will cease to exist as
Federated Department Stores, which is in the process of buying out May
Department Stores, will convert Hecht's to the Macy's masthead."
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecht's
?Hecht's opened in Baltimore in 1857 as a furniture shop. The first
full-service department store opened in 1885, and the first Washington
location opened 11 years later.?
?The Hecht's name will disappear from the Washington area next year as
new owner Federated Department Stores Inc. expands its Macy's brand
and eliminates most of May Department Stores Co.'s regional brands.?
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
July 29, 2005
http://www.washtimes.com/business/20050728-100749-9993r.htm
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