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Founding of Valley Falls Company
- When
- 1839
- Where
- Valley Falls
Oliver Chace founded the Valley Falls Company in 1839 in Rhode Island as a cotton-manufacturing business.
The Valley Falls Company was established in 1839 by Oliver Chace in Valley Falls, Rhode Island. It operated as a cotton-manufacturing company, marking the beginning of the lineage that would eventually lead to the formation of Berkshire Hathaway.
Sources
- Valley Falls, Rhode Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28
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