Frank Woolworth
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Mohawk Valley connection:
Opened his first five-cent store in Utica, NY, in 1879.

Claim to fame:
Founded Woolworths.

Did you know?
The Utica store sooned failed, but his five and ten cent store in Lancaster, PA was a success.

Quote:
"Dreams never hurt anybody if he keeps working right behind the dreams to make as much of them become real as he can."

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Frank Woolworth

Frank Woolworth

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Frank Woolworth was born in Rodman, NY in 1852. He established his first five-cent store in Utica, NY in 1879. The store was a failure, but that did not stop him from finding success the same year in the opening of a five and ten-cent store in Lancaster, PA.

More stores were opened, and they spread throughout the United States and also to several foriegn countries. In 1913, the Woolworth Building was built. It was the tallest building in the world at that time. Woolworth died in 1919.

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