Round Oak History
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The Round Oak stove was first manufactured in the early 1860's. The stove was first sold in 1872 and it wasn't long before The Round Oak Stove Company put the city of Dowagiac, Michigan on the map. The factory in Dowagiac, Michigan employed over 50% of the male population in town.During the nearly eighty years the company was in business it sold over five million stoves nationwide. The Round Oak stove company survived both the Great Depression and World War II before closing its doors in 1947. |
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Today the complex of Round Oak buildings in Dowagiac, Michigan house the Ameriwood Furniture Company. Several local companies in the Dowagiac area came about because of the Round Oak Stove Company including: Rudy Manufacturing, Premier Furnace Company, Dowagiac Steel Furnace and Dowagiac Manufacturing.
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