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Hoerr Nursery history
Hoerr Nursery company history timeline
David August (D.A.) Hoerr began delivering coal with his truck in 1926 to help Peoria residents heat their homes for the winter.
By 1945, D.A. dropped the trucking business and devoted his time to landscaping and growing sod.
In 1950, the first Garden Center was built across the street from the family’s house on War Memorial Drive, on the land now occupied by Steak & Shake.
In 1958, D.A. Hoerr incorporated with three of his sons, Jim, John and Rudy to form D.A. Hoerr & Sons, Inc.
In 1966, D.A. acquired a piece of land on the edge of town along Route 91.
Construction began on a retail store, new greenhouses and production facilities, and opened to the public in 1974.
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