Johnson Shoe Company Shoe Manufacturers, Jamestown, NC USA
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NCDaywalker
N 35° 59.594 W 079° 56.005
17S E 596138 N 3983724
One of a series of historical markers in the City of Jamestown, NC. The markers give a lesson on the history of the area.
Waymark Code: WMX7XH
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2017
Views: 1
Marker Text:
"Jamestown North Carolina
Founded 1816
Johnson Shoe Company
Shoe Manufacturers
1897-1922
Johnson Bros. & Co, incorporated as wholesale. retail. and custom workshop in 1897 with John R. Cook president: Andrew F. Johnson, vice president: and George W. Johnson, secretary-treasurer. George Johnson was a shoemaker by 1880. The business opened in a two-story building on Mian Street but later moved into a brick building near this site on Oakdale Road, uphill from the rail depot and across from the Johnson brothers' home. The company was best known for the "Johnson brogan" with copper toes."
Marker Name: Johnson Shoe Company Shoe Manufacturers
Marker Type: Roadside
Required Waymark Photo: yes
Related Web Link: Not listed
Local North Carolina markers without State Number Designation: Not listed
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