Records. 1924-1982.

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Records. 1924-1982.

Corporate records of the Moorhead offices of Fairmont Foods Company, originally Fairmont Creamery Company.

16 boxes (24 linear feet).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7248018

Tri-College Library

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Northwest Minnesota Historical Center

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Fairmont Foods Company. Moorhead Offices (Moorhead, Minn.)

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Fairmont Creamery Company was founded in 1884, and established local plants in towns throughout the midwestern states. The Moorhead plant was constructed in 1923, and was devoted largely to poultry processing, butter, cream, and milk production and distribution. The operation in Moorhead existed until 1980, when Fairmont Foods Company divested its creameries. Cass-Clay Cooperative Creamery Association purchased the plant, but sold it in 1982. From the description of Records. 1924-198...