Stokely-Van Camp Industrial Complex is located in Trenton, Mercer County,

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, United States. The

Van Camp's Van Camp's is an American brand of canned bean products currently owned by ConAgra Foods, Inc. Their products typically consist of beans stewed in a flavored sauce. Van Camp's has for some time been the second-best selling brand of baked beans in ...

company built the cannery to make

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under the direction of Gilbert Van Camp and later became

Stokely-Van Camp Van Camp's is an American brand of canned bean products currently owned by ConAgra Foods, Inc. Their products typically consist of beans stewed in a flavored sauce. Van Camp's has for some time been the second-best selling brand of baked beans in ...

. The building was built in 1845 and was added to the

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on March 11, 1983.

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