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==Company name==
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{{Organization
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*  The [[Wooster Preserving Company, The]]
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|Organization name={{FULLPAGENAME}}
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|Industries={{Industry
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|Industry sector=Manufacturing
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|Sub-Industry=Food Manufacturing
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}}
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|Year Start=1897
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|Founders={{Founder}}
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|Status=Defunct
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|Fate=Dissolved
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|Year End=1958
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|Key persons={{Staff}}{{Staff
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|Full name=F. A. Warner
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|Role=Purchased by a group of farmers
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}}{{Staff
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|Full name=James Q. Snyder
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|Role=Purchased by a group of farmers
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}}
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|Locations={{Location
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|Is primary=Yes
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|Building number=0000
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|Street=Spruce St.
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|City=Wooster
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|Township=Wooster
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|County=Wayne
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|State=Ohio
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|Zipcode=44691
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|Country=United States
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|Is time bound=No
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}}
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|Start date=1897
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|End date=1958
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}}
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==Quick Facts==
  
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==Established==
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*  1897 - Organized
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*  1897
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*  1905 - Purchased by a group of farmers
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*  1908 - Incorporated
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*  1958 - Closed
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==Transportation utilized==
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*  Service by both the Pennsylvania and B & O Rail Transportation
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==Gallery==
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===Maps===
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<gallery>
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File:WoosterPreservingCo-SanbornMaps1898.PNG|Sanborn Maps 1898
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File:WoosterPreservingCo-SanbornMaps1905.PNG|Sanborn Maps 1905
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File:WoosterPreservingCo-SanbornMaps1911.PNG|Sanborn Maps 1911 New Wooster Preserving Co
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File:WoosterPreservingCo-SanbornMaps1923.PNG|Sanborn Maps 1923
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File:WoosterPreservingCo-SanbornMaps1930.PNG|Sanborn Maps 1930
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File:WoosterPreservingCo-SanbornMaps1930-1945.PNG|Sanborn Maps 1930-1945
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</gallery>
  
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==Proprietor==
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==Newspaper articles==
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*  1905 - Purchased by a group of farmers: F. A. [[Warner (surname)|Warner]], James Q. [[Snyder (surname)|Snyder]] and others
 
  
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==Location==
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*  Plant - [[Spruce St.]], [[Wooster, Killbuck Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]
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{{Daily Record article
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*  Michigan Salting Station - [[Michigan]]
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| title = Wooster Industries: The Wooster Preserving Co.
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| year = 1936
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| month = 12
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| day = 18
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| author = Arthur Gossard
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==Historical documents==
 
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*  <ref> Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 4 </ref>
 
  
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==Timeline==
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The Wooster Preserving Company, founded in 1897, focused its activity on processing and packing pickles with supplies bought as much as possible from Wayne County growers, though as the business grew it sourced close to half of its supplies from beyond the county lines. By 1954, the establishment was processing from 75,000 to 100,000 bushels of cucumbers annually and employed 35 to 50 people year-round with additional staff seasonally. Products included sweet pickles, sweet gherkins, relish, dill pickles, sour pickles, and more<ref>"Local Pickle Packer," <i>Wayne County Topics</i>, September 1954, p.5</ref>.
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*  1897 - Organized
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*  1905 - Purchased by a group of farmers
 
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*  1908 - Incorporated
 
  
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==Transportation utlized==
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*  Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 4.
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*  Service by both the Pennsylvania and B & O Railroads
 
  
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==References==
 
 
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[[Category: Business, Industry]]
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[[Category:Organizations]]
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[[Category: Manufacturing]]
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[[Category:Maintenance BOT]][[File:WoosterPreservingCoImage1914.PNG|400px]]
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[[Category: Business in Killbuck Township, Wayne County, Ohio]]
 

Latest revision as of 17:14, 7 August 2023

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About
Name
  • Wooster Preserving Company, The
Manufacturing
  • Food Manufacturing
Facts
Founded
  • 1897
Dissolved
  • 1958
Related
Key Persons
Key Persons
Location
    • 0000 Spruce St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio, United States

Quick Facts

  • 1897 - Organized
  • 1905 - Purchased by a group of farmers
  • 1908 - Incorporated
  • 1958 - Closed

Transportation utilized

  • Service by both the Pennsylvania and B & O Rail Transportation

Gallery

Maps

  • Sanborn Maps 1898

  • Sanborn Maps 1905

  • Sanborn Maps 1911 New Wooster Preserving Co

  • Sanborn Maps 1923

  • Sanborn Maps 1930

  • Sanborn Maps 1930-1945

Newspaper articles

Newspaper citations with no attached images

  • December 18, 1936: "Wooster Industries: The Wooster Preserving Co." by Arthur Gossard, The Daily Record.


The Wooster Preserving Company, founded in 1897, focused its activity on processing and packing pickles with supplies bought as much as possible from Wayne County growers, though as the business grew it sourced close to half of its supplies from beyond the county lines. By 1954, the establishment was processing from 75,000 to 100,000 bushels of cucumbers annually and employed 35 to 50 people year-round with additional staff seasonally. Products included sweet pickles, sweet gherkins, relish, dill pickles, sour pickles, and more[1].


  • Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 4.
  1. ↑ "Local Pickle Packer," Wayne County Topics, September 1954, p.5

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