About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Museums in Lake County, Colorado, People from Lake County, Colorado, Leadville, Colorado, The May Department Stores Company, Leadville North, Colorado, Leadville Miners' Strike, Colorado's 5th congressional district, Harvey Seeley Mudd, Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado, Climax mine, Climax, Colorado, Tennessee Pass, Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, Mount Sherman, National Mining Hall of Fame, Lake County Airport, Colorado State Highway 82, Mount Elbert, Holy Cross Wilderness, Mount Massive, Oro City, Colorado, John McCuish, Leadville Army Airfield, Independence Pass, Mount Massive Wilderness, John Taintor Foote, Colorado's Copper Triangle, Mount Democrat, Fremont Pass, High Mountain Institute, Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel, Hagerman Pass, Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area, Dexter Cabin, Ski Cooper, Hagerman Tunnel, Healy House Museum, East Fork Arkansas River, Leadville National Fish Hatchery, Buffalo Peaks Wilderness, Mosquito Pass, Carbonate County, Colorado, Mineral Belt National Recreation Trail, Champion Mill. Excerpt: The May Department Stores Company was a national department store chain in the United States, founded in 1877 by David May. The company ceased to exist in 2005 when it was merged with Federated Department Stores, Inc (now known as Macy's, Inc.). Prior to the merger it was headquartered in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri. The business has never had any connection with the May's department stores in and around New York City which were owned and operated by J.W. Mays. Former May Department Stores building in Los Angeles, California, now part of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art On February 28, 2005, Federated Department Stores, Inc. announced that they would acquire the May company in a deal that would create the nation's second largest department store chain with over 1,000 stores and $30 billion in annual sa...