Warren, Pennsylvania

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Warren County, Pennsylvania
Surnames/tags: SCHIRCK HONHART RUHLMAN

• Largest city and the county seat in Warren County, Pennsylvania

• A History of Warren County was published in 1887

Early Industry and Business History

• The Johnson Exchange, erected 1854

• The Pickett Hardware Store, purchased by H. Jamieson from William Pickett in 1880, the purchased by Oil Well Supply Company

• Hammond Iron Works, established in 1900

• Fairchild and Betts, Founders and Machinists, established in 1901. It is now known as Betts Machine Company.

• United Refinery, started operating in 1902

• Warren Brewery was incorporated on September 15, 1905

• The New Process was established in 1910 by John Blair, Sr.

• Montgomery Ward opened during the 1920s on Liberty Street

• Sylvania, Parts Division started in 1943

• The Cornplanter Oil Company - no date

• Metzger-Wright Company (Department Store) - no date

• Warren Axe and Tool Company - no date

• S. S. Kresge, (Department store), now part of K-mart Corporation) - no date

Sources

• Information from M. Carman on PAWARREN-L, January 17, 2003

• Wikipedia article on Warren, Pennsylvania has a more comprehensive business history