Fred Morgan Kirby (1861-1940)

Fred Morgan Kirby (1861-1940) is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, dedicated 2004.

202 South River St. (Kirby Hall), Wilkes-Barre

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Pioneer of the 5 & 10 cent store sales concept. He opened his first store in Wilkes-Barre in 1884. In 1912, he merged his 96 retail stores with F. W. Woolworth to form the vast international retail chain. A philanthropist, he made significant gifts to institutions of higher education for the study of civil rights, and gifts for public health and recreation services in northeastern Pennsylvania. He resided here from 1905 to 1940.

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1871 · Plate F. East Central Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1878 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1883 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1889 · Composite: Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1891 · Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Plate F. East Central Pennsylvania, 1871, covering the location of Fred Morgan Kirby (1861-1940), with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Plate F. East Central Pennsylvania, 1871, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Fred Morgan Kirby (1861-1940)

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