First Publix Store 1930

First Publix Store 1930 (HM2D2N)

Location: Winter Haven, FL 33881 Polk County
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Country: United States of America
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N 28° 1.361', W 81° 43.876'

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George W. Jenkins, founder of Publix Super Markets
Inc. was born Sept. 29, 1907, in Harris City, GA.
At the age of 17, he came to Florida and took
a job as a food store clerk in Tampa. In 1930, he
decided to open his own store. He got the idea for the name from the Publix Theaters movie chain.
He proudly opened this store Sept. 6, 1930. He
operated here until 1940, when he built his dream store on W. Central Ave., two blocks east of this site.
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HM NumberHM2D2N
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Year Placed2017
Placed ByPolk County Historical Commission and Publix Super Markets, Inc
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, December 26th, 2018 at 10:02pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 428113 N 3099930
Decimal Degrees28.02268333, -81.73126667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 1.361', W 81° 43.876'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 1' 21.66" N, 81° 43' 52.56" W
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Area Code(s)813, 863
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 58 4th St NW, Winter Haven FL 33881, US
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