Record #:

23520

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

Blount-Harvey Co., Inc., once known as \"the shopping center of Eastern North Carolina,\" carried an extensive collection of goods, from farm supplies to silk spools. Blount-Harvey was the first business to purchase group insurance for its employees, first to sign a contract with MasterCard and UPS, and first to install an automatic door for its customers. The Blount-Harvey store closed in 1985.

Source:

Greenville Times / Pitt's Past (NC Microforms), Vol. Issue , Apr 19-May 3 2000, p7

Subject(s):

Greenville--History--Businesses