Florida's First African-American Insurance Company--1901-2001

The Afro-American Insurance Company, formerly the Afro-American Industrial and Benefits Association, was founded in 1901 to provide affordable health insurance and death benefits to the state's African-Americans. Founded by the Reverend E.J. Gregg, E.W. Latson, Abraham Lincoln Lewis, A.W. Price, ...

American Can Company

Sanitary can developed on this site by G.W. Cobb in 1904

Marker is at the intersection of Parce Avenue and Park Street, on the right when traveling east on Parce Avenue.

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American National Insurance Company

Founded in 1905 by Galveston business pioneer W. L. Moody, Jr. (1865-1954), American National opened for business on third floor of the Moody Building at 22nd and Strand streets in Galveston. At that time the home office staff numbered ten. ...

American Wholesale Grocery Company

Historic Third Ward Walking Tour Site 57

This property has been

placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

Designed by

William Kozik

Tour Site 57

1925

Marker is at the intersection of Broadway and Chicago Street, on the left ...

American Candy Company

Historic Third Ward Walking Tour Site 53

This property has been

placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

Designed by

Charles Crane

Tour Site 53

1902

Marker is at the intersection of Broadway and Chicago Street, on the left ...

American Fur Company Store

On June 6, 1822, Alexis St. Martin (1804-1880), a French Canadian voyageur, was accidentally shot in the American Fur Company Store located on this site. Dr. William Beaumont (1786-1853), the Fort Mackinac post surgeon, nursed St. Martin back to health. ...

American Bridge Company

This was site of American Bridge Co. Largest steel fabricating plant in the world. Division of U.S. Steel Corp. erected 1903. During W.W. II Marine Dept. built LST landing crafts here. Closed April 1983.

Marker is at the intersection of 8th ...

Marconi American Wireless Company Tower

Marconi American

Wireless Company

Tower "WW2GM"

1913 - 1924

Presented here is only a small top portion of the original tower. There were a number of these towers in this area. They constituted the first commercial transatlantic communication installation.

Marker is on Marconi Road 0.1 ...

American Hard Rubber Company

1898

Company, and affiliated predecessors, oldest manufacturer of hard rubber products in the world. Butler, model industrial village, developed around rubber industry. In 1880, town named for Richard Butler, rubber executive.

Marker is on Park Place 0.1 miles south of Main Street, ...