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America's oldest companies still open for business then and now

The oldest companies in America
Then: Brooks Brothers, New York, 1818
Now: Brooks Brothers, New York
Then: Breck's Flowers, Boston, 1818
Now: Breck's Flowers, Boston
Then: Louisville Stoneware, Kentucky, 1815
Now: Louisville Stoneware, Kentucky
Then: John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1807
Now: John Wiley & Sons, New York
Then: Colgate, New York, 1806
Now: Colgate, New York
Then: DuPont, Delaware, 1802
Now: DuPont, Delaware
Then: Shreve, Crump & Low, Boston, 1796
Now: Shreve, Crump & Low, Boston
Then: Jim Beam, Kentucky, 1795
Now: Jim Beam, Kentucky
Then: New York Stock Exchange, New York, 1792
Now: New York Stock Exchange, New York
Then: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York, 1792
Now: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York
Then: King Arthur Flour, Boston, 1790
Now: King Arthur Flour, Boston
Then: BNY Mellon, New York, 1784
Now: BNY Mellon, New York
Then: Laird & Company, New Jersey, 1780
Now: Laird & Company, New Jersey
Then: Crane & Co., Boston, 1770
Now: Crane & Co., Boston
Then: Caswell-Massey, Newport, Rhode Island, 1752
Now: Caswell-Massey, Newport, Rhode Island
Then: The Rowland Company, Pennsylvania, 1732
Now: The Rowland Company, Pennsylvania
Then: John Stevens Shop, Rhode Island, 1705
Now: John Stevens Shop, Rhode Island
Then: White Horse Tavern, Newport, Rhode Island, 1673
Now: White Horse Tavern, Newport, Rhode Island
Then: Seaside Inn, est. 1660
Now: Seaside Inn, Maine
Then: Shirley Plantation, Virginia, est. 1613
Now: Shirley Plantation, Virginia
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The oldest companies in America

The average company is said to only last 10 years, according to a study from the Santa Fe Institute in the US, but many American companies have survived hundreds of years, some from before the 1776 Declaration of Independence. Click or scroll through some of the longest-lasting businesses that are still active in America today.
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Charlotte Irwin

22 September 2020

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