Wawa has more than two hundred years of history in American business. Founded in 1803 and incorporated in 1865, Wawa has roots in the manufacture of cast-iron water pipes and decorative lampposts. Using the resources and surplus water power from the iron business, the family opened a cotton mill and began producing cotton piece goods, including Red Star diapers. The first Wawa milk plant opened in 1902; by the late 1950s, the Wawa Dairy had expanded its home delivery business to include over one hundred forty-five routes. The first Wawa Food Market opened on April 16, 1964. Today, the company is familiar to many as a chain of five hundred forty convenience stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia that offers a wide selection of fresh foods, coffee, and gasoline. Wawa contains vintage images documenting the evolution of the company as it adapted to changing economic and social conditions. From the early days of iron manufacture to the opening of the first store in Folsom, Pennsylvania, Wawa brings to life the many facets of one of America's top privately owned companies.
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Company historian Maria M. Thompson and retired executive vice president Donald H. Price tell the Wawa story using images from the company archives, local collections, and family scrapbooks. Richard D. Wood Jr. is the chairman and chief executive officer of Wawa and represents the fifth generation of Wood family members to lead the company. Royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
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English Quaker Richard Wood arrived in Philadelphia with his family before 1683, when he served on the grand jury. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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George Wood, New Jersey, Grahame Wood, Dick Wood, Millville Manufacturing Company, Wawa Dairy Farms, World War, Golden Guernsey, President's Club, Red Roof, Cape May, Maurice River, Millville Furnace, New York, East Coast New!
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George Wood, New Jersey, Grahame Wood, Dick Wood, Millville Manufacturing Company, Wawa Dairy Farms, World War, Golden Guernsey, President's Club, Red Roof, Cape May, Maurice River, Millville Furnace, New York, East Coast New!
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