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American Tobacco Company

Index American Tobacco Company

The American Tobacco Company was a tobacco company founded in 1890 by J. B. Duke through a merger between a number of U.S. tobacco manufacturers including Allen and Ginter and Goodwin & Company. [1]

42 relations: Allen & Ginter, American Tobacco Historic District, American Tobacco Trail, Atlanta, British American Tobacco, Brown & Williamson, Capitol Broadcasting Company, Competition law, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, Fortune Brands, Goodwin & Company, Imperial Brands, James Albert Bonsack, James Buchanan Duke, Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company, Lexington, South Carolina, Liggett Group, Lorillard Tobacco Company, Lucky Strike, Monopoly, National Register of Historic Places, New York Stock Exchange, News & Record, Norfolk Southern Railway (1942–82), North Carolina, Oligopoly, Pall Mall (cigarette), R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Rail trail, Sherman Antitrust Act, Smith Warehouse, Standard Oil, Tobacco, Tobacco industry, United States, United States v. American Tobacco Co., Vertical integration, W. T. Blackwell and Company, Watts and Yuille Warehouses, Winston-Salem Journal.

Allen & Ginter

Allen and Ginter was the Richmond, Virginia, tobacco manufacturing firm formed by John Allen and Lewis Ginter in 1865.

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American Tobacco Historic District

The American Tobacco Historic District is a historic tobacco factory complex and national historic district located in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina.

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American Tobacco Trail

The American Tobacco Trail (ATT) is a long Rails-to-Trails project located in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina, running along an abandoned railroad bed originally built for the American Tobacco Company in the 1970s.

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Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital city and most populous municipality of the state of Georgia in the United States.

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British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco plc (BAT) is a British multinational tobacco company headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Brown & Williamson

Brown & Williamson was an American tobacco company and subsidiary of the giant British American Tobacco, that produced several popular cigarette brands.

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Capitol Broadcasting Company

The Capitol Broadcasting Company (CBC) is an American media company based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Competition law

Competition law is a law that promotes or seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies.

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), or simply the Dow, is a stock market index that shows how 30 large, publicly owned companies based in the United States have traded during a standard trading session in the stock market.

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Duke University

Duke University is a private, non-profit, research university located in Durham, North Carolina.

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Durham, North Carolina

Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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Fortune Brands

Fortune Brands was a holding company founded in 1969 as American Brands and later renamed in 1997 and split apart in 2011.

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Goodwin & Company

Goodwin & Company was an American tobacco manufacturer from New York City.

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Imperial Brands

Imperial Brands plc, formerly Imperial Tobacco Group plc, is a British multinational tobacco company headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom.

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James Albert Bonsack

James Albert Bonsack (October 9, 1859,. URL last accessed 2006-10-11., with diagrams. URL last accessed 2006-10-11. – June 1, 1924) was an American inventor who invented the first cigarette rolling machine in 1880.

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James Buchanan Duke

James Buchanan Duke (December 23, 1856 – October 10, 1925) was an American tobacco and electric power industrialist best known for the introduction of modern cigarette manufacture and marketing, and his involvement with Duke University.

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Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

The Kinney Tobacco Company was an American cigarette manufacturing firm that created the Sweet Caporal cigarette brand and promoted it with collectible trading cards.

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Lexington, South Carolina

Lexington is the largest town in and the county seat of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States.

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Liggett Group

Liggett Group, formerly known as Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, is the fourth largest tobacco company in the United States.

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Lorillard Tobacco Company

Lorillard Tobacco Company was an American tobacco company that marketed cigarettes under the brand names Newport, Maverick, Old Gold, Kent, True, Satin, and Max.

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Lucky Strike

Lucky Strike is an American brand of cigarettes owned by the British American Tobacco groups.

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Monopoly

A monopoly (from Greek μόνος mónos and πωλεῖν pōleîn) exists when a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular commodity.

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National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance.

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New York Stock Exchange

The New York Stock Exchange (abbreviated as NYSE, and nicknamed "The Big Board"), is an American stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street, Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York.

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News & Record

The News & Record is the largest newspaper serving Guilford County, North Carolina, and the surrounding region.

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Norfolk Southern Railway (1942–82)

The Norfolk Southern Railway was the final name of a railroad that ran from Norfolk, Virginia, southwest and west to Charlotte, North Carolina.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Oligopoly

An oligopoly (from Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos) "few" + πωλεῖν (polein) "to sell") is a market form wherein a market or industry is dominated by a small number of large sellers (oligopolists).

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Pall Mall (cigarette)

Pall Mall (or adopted) is an American brand of cigarettes produced by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and internationally by British American Tobacco at multiple sites.

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R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR), based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and founded by R. J. Reynolds in 1875, is the second-largest tobacco company in the U.S. (behind Altria).

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Rail trail

A rail trail is the conversion of a disused railway track into a multi-use path, typically for walking, cycling and sometimes horse riding and snowmobiling.

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Sherman Antitrust Act

The Sherman Antitrust Act (Sherman Act) is a landmark federal statute in the history of United States antitrust law (or "competition law") passed by Congress in 1890 under the presidency of Benjamin Harrison.

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Smith Warehouse

Smith Warehouse is a historic tobacco storage warehouse located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina.

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Standard Oil

Standard Oil Co.

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Tobacco

Tobacco is a product prepared from the leaves of the tobacco plant by curing them.

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Tobacco industry

The tobacco industry comprises those persons and companies engaged in the growth, preparation for sale, shipment, advertisement, and distribution of tobacco and tobacco-related products.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States v. American Tobacco Co.

United States v. American Tobacco Company, 221 U.S. 106 (1911), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that the combination in this case is one in restraint of trade and an attempt to monopolize the business of tobacco in interstate commerce within the prohibitions of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890.

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Vertical integration

In microeconomics and management, vertical integration is an arrangement in which the supply chain of a company is owned by that company.

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W. T. Blackwell and Company

W.T. Blackwell & Co.

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Watts and Yuille Warehouses

Watts and Yuille Warehouses, also known as Brightleaf Square, are two historic tobacco storage warehouses located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina.

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Winston-Salem Journal

The Winston-Salem Journal is an American daily newspaper primarily serving the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and its county, Forsyth County, North Carolina.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Tobacco_Company

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