- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- W. C. Bradley (1863-1947)
- Creator:
- McCarty, Laura T.
- Date of Original:
- 2006-07-14
- Subject:
- Bradley, W. C. (William Clark), 1863-1947
Businessmen--Georgia--Columbus
Philanthropists--Georgia--Columbus
Bankers--Georgia--Columbus
W.C. Bradley Co.
Coca-Cola Company
Capitalists and financiers--Georgia--Columbus
Businesspeople--Georgia--Columbus - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about W. C. Bradley. W. C. Bradley was an entrepreneur, financier, and businessman whose career coincided with the transformation of the South from an agricultural to an industrial economy. Throughout his life, he initiated and managed many successful ventures and became legendary in the annals of Georgia business. In the twenty-first century the W. C. Bradley Company remains a strong, privately held entity that continues to have an impact on Georgia. Bradley also initiated a legacy in philanthropy that has been central to Columbus, the Chattahoochee Valley, and beyond.
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- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/w-c-bradley-1863-1947/
- Language:
- eng
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- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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