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PhotographEntry/Object ID
2020.25.259Description
Sandusky & Company
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Sandusky & CompanySubject Place
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3rd StreetCity
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriContext
Sandusky & Company wholesale fruit and produce was located at 116 South 3rd Street. There was also a location at Market Street (115 Market Street).
Oliver A. Sandusky, Sr came to St. Joseph in 1855. He married Serelda A. Potter in 1857. He took up farming and had a well stocked farm. Mr. Sandusky enlisted in the Union army in 1863. He was captured at Glasgow, Mo and was honorably discharged at war's end. He returned to St Joseph and opened a grocery store. In 1867, Mr Sandusky began a fruit and produce business. His company occupied 2 locations in Market Square. Mr. Sandusky remained in the business until 1913 when he retired.Collection
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