Nickerson Farms was an American roadside

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franchise that existed between the mid-1960s and the early 1980s. It was started by I. J. Nickerson, a former

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franchisee who did not agree with that chain's rules and regulations. Nickerson Farms had as many as sixty restaurants located along

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s, mainly in the

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. Each Nickerson Farms location had a full-room restaurant, with a gift shop.

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, collected from on-site beehives, could also be purchased at Nickerson Farms stores.History of ''Nickerson Farms''
/ref> The majority of Nickerson Farms locations sold

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gasoline and other petroleum products.

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