McCrorey (other)
McCrorey may refer to: People * John Graham McCrorey (1860–1923), American businessman * Mary Jackson McCrorey (1867–1944), American educator, mission worker, and YWCA leader Other uses * McCrory Stores, a retail chain founded by John Graham McCrorey See also *McCrory (other) __NOTOC__ McCrory may refer to: People * McCrory (surname) Places * McCrory, Arkansas, United States * McCrory Gardens and South Dakota Arboretum Businesses * McCrory Stores See also * McCrorey (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Mccrory ...

John Graham McCrorey
John Graham McCrory (October 11, 1860 – November 20, 1943), ''né'' McCrorey, was an American businessman who made his fortune as a retailer. He was the founder of a chain of five and dime stores that bore his name, known as McCrory Stores. The company was so named because McCrorey did not want to pay for extra letters on his store signs, and he eventually changed his legal last name to "McCrory" so as to avoid confusion. The first McCrory store opened in Scottdale, Pennsylvania in 1882. McCrory originally had a partnership with Sebastian Kresge, who later founded his own chain of stores after McCrory dissolved their partnership. In addition to the Kresge stores, McCrorey competed with F.W. Woolworth's stores as well. The original company became insolvent during the Great Depression, but was reformed and eventually grew to include G. C. Murphy, TG&Y, and J. J. Newberry along with what was left of Kresge's chain, surviving all of its major competitors before succumbing to liqu ...
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Mary Jackson McCrorey
Mary Jackson McCrorey (November 9, 1867 – January 13, 1944) was an American educator, mission worker, and leader in the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA). Early life Mary C. Jackson was born in Athens, Georgia, the daughter of Alfred Jackson and Louisa Terrell Jackson. She was the Jacksons' eighth child and their first free-born child, born after the end of the American Civil War and Emancipation. Mary C. Jackson attended Atlanta University.W. H. Crogman"Mary Jackson McCrorey"in Arthur Bunyan Caldwell, ed. ''History of the American Negro and His Institutions'' (A. B. Caldwell Publishing 1921): 620-624. Career Jackson taught school in Athens, after college. She was also a school principal in Orlando, Florida for four years. From 1896 to 1916, Mary Jackson was associate principal at Haines Normal and Industrial Institute in Augusta, Georgia, working closely with the school's founder Lucy Craft Laney. She wrote a profile of Lucy Craft Laney for ''The Crisis'' in 1934. Af ...
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McCrory Stores
McCrory Stores or J.G. McCrory's was a chain of five and dime stores in the United States based in York, Pennsylvania. The stores typically sold shoes, clothing, housewares, fabrics, penny candy, toys, cosmetics, and often included a lunch counter or snack bar. They also exclusively sold Oriole Records, one of the most popular ' dime store labels' from 1921 to 1938. Founding John Graham McCrorey (1860-1923) opened his first store in Scottdale, Pennsylvania, in 1882. By 1885, the chain had five stores in Pennsylvania. McCrory was known for his thrifty nature, so much so that he legally dropped the ''e'' from his last name so he would not have to pay for extra letters on his store signs. One of the firm's policies was to acquire locations whenever property could be found at a reasonable purchase price. In November 1925, approximately ⅔ of its stores were leased, with the remainder owned by a subsidiary, the McCrory Realty Corporation. The retailer's gross sales approached $ ...
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