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Wawa (PA) (Images of America)

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Wawa has more than 2 hundred years of history in American business. Founded in 1803 and incorporated in 1865, Wawa has roots within the manufacture of cast-iron water pipes and decorative lampposts. The usage of the resources and surplus water power from the iron business, the circle of relatives opened a cotton mill and started producing cotton piece goods, including Red Star diapers. The first Wawa milk plant opened in 1902; by the late 1950s, the Wawa Dairy had expanded its home delivery business to include over one hundred forty-five routes. The first Wawa Food Market opened on April 16, 1964. Nowadays, the company is familiar to many as a chain of five hundred forty convenience stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia that offers a wide variety of fresh foods, coffee, and gasoline. Wawa incorporates vintage images documenting the evolution of the company as it adapted to changing economic and social conditions. From the early days of iron manufacture to the opening of the first store in Folsom, Pennsylvania, Wawa brings to life the many facets of certainly one of The usa’s top privately owned companies.

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