George W. Hoover was a pioneer Hollywood, California, land developer. Hoover was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and, when grown, he went to Nebraska and took up farming on a government land claim. He then moved to York, Pennsylvania, where he opened a soap factory at College Avenue and Newberry Street. In the flood of 1889, the building was destroyed and Hoover became almost penniless. He then began a carriage business on North George Street, the site of the former York Railway freight station, where he "made his fortune."
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| - George W. Hoover was a pioneer Hollywood, California, land developer. Hoover was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and, when grown, he went to Nebraska and took up farming on a government land claim. He then moved to York, Pennsylvania, where he opened a soap factory at College Avenue and Newberry Street. In the flood of 1889, the building was destroyed and Hoover became almost penniless. He then began a carriage business on North George Street, the site of the former York Railway freight station, where he "made his fortune." (en)
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| - George W. Hoover was a pioneer Hollywood, California, land developer. Hoover was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and, when grown, he went to Nebraska and took up farming on a government land claim. He then moved to York, Pennsylvania, where he opened a soap factory at College Avenue and Newberry Street. In the flood of 1889, the building was destroyed and Hoover became almost penniless. He then began a carriage business on North George Street, the site of the former York Railway freight station, where he "made his fortune." In York, he lived at 119 North George Street. His shop was at 15-17 East Philadelphia Street, later occupied by the Dispatch Publishing Company. (en)
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