F.P. Joy & Company - Greenville, Illinois
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N 38° 53.574 W 089° 24.743
16S E 290779 N 4307658
This marker is located on the northwest corner of the county square.
Waymark Code: WM75KX
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2009
Views: 7
Marker text states:
F.P. Joy & Company
In 1870, W.S. Dann opened a small one room store at this location. Additions were built in 1880 and 1886. Mr. Dann was one of those most interested in the founding of Greenville College. F.P. Joy joined Dann within a few months of the store’s opening and later came to be the store’s owner in 1895. F.P. Joy & Company employed 15 – 18 clerks in their general store and 3 or 4 more in their clothing department.
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