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Cedar Rapids Cracker and Candy Industry Through the Years
The Cedar Rapids factory on Washington and Benton streets produced crackers from 1854, later rebuilt at B Avenue and Second Street NE under Jones Douglas Co. It produced 80 barrels in ten hours, changed hands to American Biscuit, and was later bought by Buchanan Candy & Fruit Co forming Cedar Rapids Candy Co, famed for its signature product.
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Jones, Douglas & Co
Benton Street
B Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Donald A. Karr Jr
Cedar Rapids Candy Co
B Ave
Candy Company
George A. Ohler
Washington and
Benton Streets
Cedar River
Charles Clark
Charles Jones
James Douglas
James
George B. Douglas
North Star Mills
Quaker Oats
Jones
B Avenue
Second Street
American Biscuit Co
New York Cracker Co
American Biscuit
W.A. Buchanan
W.H. Armstrong
A.H. Newman
Buchanan Candy & Fruit Co