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B. F. Goodrich Company - Akron, Ohio

Posted in Factories, Goodrich, Rubber Co.

B. F. Goodrich Company

by tconte on August 21, 2019

In April 1967 the URW walked off of jobs at Goodrich, Firestone, and Uniroyal, and the resulting strike stalled rubber production in Akron for 86 days.

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This Day In History

1771 On this day in 1771, General Simon Perkins, co-founded of Akron, was born. Perkins also served as a brigadier-general during the War of 1812.

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