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History. A Lee Jeans booth at a local 5k race in Kansas City. The identification patch on a set of Lee jeans. The company was formed in 1889 by Henry David Lee as the HD Lee Mercantile Company at Salina, Kansas, producing dungarees and jackets.
Lee was founded in 1889 by Henry David Lee and several business associates in Salina, Kansas. As a teenage hotel clerk in a small Ohio town, Lee saved his earnings and, investing them skillfully, was eventually able to take over the Central Oil Company, which distributed kerosene oil for lighting.
Jan 27, 2022 · In 1889, The H.D. Lee Mercantile Company was founded in Kansas by Henry David Lee and four other business partners. Throughout the remainder of the 19th century, and into the 20th century, Lee provided a vast selection of goods (from groceries to clothing) to the growing population.
Nov 28, 2022 · Reading was halfway between King Charles I’s headquarters in Oxford and Parliament’s base of operations in London. Royalist troops occupied Reading and used the walls of the ruined abbey to build fortifications around the town.
Nov 19, 2019 · Founded in 1889 by pioneering entrepreneur, Henry David (H.D.) Lee, Lee was immediately a disruptor in the marketplace.
Jan 20, 2020 · Did you know: The land Reading was founded on was granted to William Penn by King Charles II of England. The town was founded by Penn’s sons, Thomas and Richard. Reading is named for William...
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May 24, 2021 · RIF, or Reading is Fundamental, is probably the country’s preeminent free book provider. Started in 1966, it’s been organizing efforts to get books into every child’s home for more than half a century. Its origins may surprise you, though.
