America's Oldest Companies
You may think these are some of the most long-lived companies in America, but in fact, they're merely middle-aged compared with some of the nation's oldest firms still in operation. The chocolate company was founded just outside Boston in 1765 by an Harvard-educated doctor named John Baker and an Irish immigrant The still-thriving perfume and soap company was started by Dr. William Hunter as an apothecary shop in Newport, R. I. , in 1752. He served his distinguished clientele living in the nearby "cottages," supplying their medicinals as well as their perfumes and personal care products, according to the company's website. Here's a brief history of some of the nation's oldest and most enduring companies. Baker's Chocolate ( 1765 ) &ndash.
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