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Joe Weisman & Company

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Joe Weisman & Company or Joe Weisman & Co. was the first department store in Texas. It opened in the late 19th century in Marshall, Texas.[1] The company operated for over 100 years until it went out of business in 1990.[2] The building now houses the Weisman Center which is a Retail Cooperative based on an open mall concept.

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  1. ^ Weissbach, Lee Shai (2005). Jewish Life in Small-Town America: A History. Yale University Press. p. 101. ISBN 9780300127652.
  2. ^ https://www.kltv.com/2020/10/31/mark-texas-history-joe-weisman-company/