FREESE & GALE, Fort Wayne, IN. (1900-1917)

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FREESE & GALE
Fort Wayne, IN.
1900-1917
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According to OASG, August Freese came to the US in 1881 with his wife from Germany and opened a grocery store/ By 1885, Kel and Freese has a grocery and a saloon, in 1889 there is another grocery/saloon under the name Freese & Fehling, and in 1895 August Freese was listed as a wine & liquor dealer. Freese and Gale were listed as liquor wholesalers from 1898-1917.

Business name timeline:
August Freese (1900), Freese & Gale (1901-1917)

Address timeline:
64 E Main (1900-1901), 228 E Main (1902-1917)

Business category timeline (abbreviations decoded below):
W

Years that company appeared in directories
Years directories were consulted
Fort Wayne directory notes

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Appearance in directories:
1900, 1901, 1902, 1906, 1907, 1914, 1916, 1917

Directories consulted:
1900, 1901, 1902, 1906, 1907, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919

Fort Wayne directory notes:
W = Wines & Liquors, wholesale. There appears to have been a street renumbering between 1901 and 1902. There are no listing for liquors in 1918 or 1919.

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