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George F. Johnson

George F. Johnson moved to Binghamton New York in 1878 at the age of 23. The son of a career shoemaker, Johnson had learned well every facet of the shoemaking business. In 1899 he entered into a partnership with a wealthy investor from Boston, named Henry B Endicott. Together they formed the Endicott-Johnson shoe company and soon dominated the shoemaking industry in America. At its peak EJ shoes employed over twenty thousand workers and produce hundreds of thousands of shoes a day.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ky58DKD6dg‘Uniquely New York’

is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.Links:Path Through HistoryWSKG’s Path Through HistoryBroome County Historical SocietyPhotos Courtesy of:Broome County Historical Society