Year | Company | Location | Field | Reference | Notes |
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1613 | Shirley Plantation | Charles City County, Virginia | Farm | [1] [2] [3] | |
1623 | Avedis Zildjian Company | Norwell, Massachusetts | Music Company | | Founded in Istanbul, moved to the U.S. in 1929. |
1632-33 | Tuttle's Red Barn | Dover, New Hampshire | Farm | [1] [4] [5] [6] | |
1639 | Field View Farm | Orange, Connecticut | Farm | [7] [8] | |
1642 | Barker's Farm | North Andover, Massachusetts | Farm | [9] [10] [11] | |
1648-1651, 1662 (as retail) | Shirokiya | Honolulu, Hawaii | Lacquer, Retail | [12] [13] | Founded in Tokyo, moved to the U.S. in 1958. Defunct in 2021. |
1667 | Seaside Inn | Kennebunkport, Maine | Hotel | [8] [14] [15] | |
1670 | Hudson's Bay Company | New York City | Retail | [16] | Founded in England by Royal Charter, headquartered today in Toronto and New York City |
1673 | White Horse Tavern | Newport, Rhode Island | Restaurant | [8] [17] [18] | |
1680 | Saunderskill | Accord, New York | Farm | [9] [19] [20] | |
1690 | Towle Silversmiths | Boston, Massachusetts | Silversmith | [8] [21] | Absorbed by Lifetime Brands, Inc. |
1702 | J.E. Rhoads & Sons | Marple, Pennsylvania (found.) | Tannery | [22] | Closed 2009; now a brand of Mid Atlantic Industrial Belting Inc. |
1705 | The John Stevens Shop | Newport, Rhode Island | Stone carver | [23] | |
1711 | Orchards of Concklin | Pomona, New York | Orchard | [9] [24] [25] | |
1720s | Smiling Hill Farm | Westbrook, Maine | Farm (and lumber mill since 1970s) | [9] [26] [27] | |
1725 | Pottstown Roller Mill | Pottstown, Pennsylvania | Grain, Feed | [28] [29] | Now owned by Purina Mills. |
1736 | Lakeside Mills | Spindale, North Carolina | Corn products | [8] | |
1741 | WD Cowls | Amherst, Massachusetts | Lumber | [30] | |
1752 | The Philadelphia Contributionship | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Insurance | [31] | |
1752 | Caswell-Massey | Newport, Rhode Island (found.) | Perfume | [8] [32] [33] | Sold 2003–2007; re-branded 2017. |
1760 | Lorillard Tobacco Company | New York City (found.) | Tobacco | [4] [34] [35] | Defunct 2016; brand owned by Reynolds American. |
1764–65 | Baker's | Dorchester, Massachusetts (found.) | Chocolate, confectionery | [36] [4] [32] | Now a brand of Kraft Heinz. |
1764 | The Hartford Courant | Hartford, Connecticut | Newspaper | [37] | |
1767 | McCrady's Tavern and Long Room | Charleston, South Carolina | Restaurant | | Closed 2020. [38] |
1774 | Ames | Chicopee, Massachusetts | Manufacturing | [4] [32] | By 1907, the Ames foundries had been purchased by Chicopee's A.G. Spalding Company. [39] |
1776 | The Griswold Inn | Essex, Connecticut | Restaurant and Hotel | [40] [41] [42] | |
1778 | Dowse Orchards | Sherborn, Massachusetts | Farm | [43] [44] | |
1778 | The Greenbrier | White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia | Hotel | [45] [46] [47] | |
1778 | Willow Grove Inn | Orange, Virginia | Hotel | [48] [49] [50] | |
1779 | Old Talbott Tavern | Bardstown, Kentucky | Hotel | [51] | |
1780 | Laird & Company | Colts Neck Township, New Jersey | Distillery | [52] [53] [54] | |
1782 | Levi Garrett | New York City (found.) | Chewing tobacco | [55] [56] | Now a brand of the American Snuff Company. |
1783 | Rawle & Henderson LLP | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Law firm | [57] | |
1784 | D. Landreth Seed Company | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (found.) | Seeds | [58] [59] [60] | |
1784 | Bank of New York | New York City | Bank | [61] [62] | Merged 2007 into The Bank of New York Mellon. |
1785 | Bixler's | Allentown, Pennsylvania | Jewelry | [63] [64] [65] | |
1785 | Turpin Farms | Cincinnati, Ohio (found.) | Farm | [66] [67] | |
1786 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Newspaper | [68] [69] [70] | |
1790 | King Arthur Flour | Boston, Massachusetts (found.) | Flour and baking | [71] | Now based in Norwich, Vermont. |
1792 | Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft | New York City | Law firm | [72] [73] | |
1792 | Insurance Company of North America | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (found.) | Insurance | [4] | Now Chubb Limited |
1792 | New York Stock Exchange | New York City | Stock Exchange | | |
1792 | Old Farmer's Almanac | Dublin, New Hampshire | Almanac | [74] [75] | |
1792 | State Street | Boston, Massachusetts | Banking | [4] | |
1794 | Baltimore Equitable | Baltimore, Maryland | Insurance | [76] [77] | |
1794 | Rochester Cables | Culpeper, Virginia | Cables | [78] [79] | Now a brand of TE Connectivity. |
1794 | Warner Company | Wilmington, Delaware | Mining | [80] [81] | Defunct. |
1795 | Murray, Draper, Fairman & Co | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Manufacturing | | Merged 1858 into the American Banknote Corporation |
1795 | Dixon | Jersey City, New Jersey (found.) | Pencils | [82] [83] | Now based in Lake Mary, Florida. |
1795 | Jim Beam | Clermont, Kentucky | Distillery | [4] [32] | |
1796 | Shreve, Crump & Low | Boston, Massachusetts | Jewelry | [84] [85] [86] | Brownstone at 39 Newbury Street, Boston Massachusetts with Elevator (1-617-267-9100) Accessibility |
1797 | The Birkett Mills | Penn Yan, New York | Mill-Buckwheat products | [87] [88] | Based in Penn Yan, New York |
1797 | J. Gruber's Hagerstown Town & Country Almanack | Hagerstown, Maryland | Almanack | [89] [90] | |
1797 | Wayside Inn | Middletown, Virginia | Hotel | [91] [92] | |
1798 | Alan McIlvain | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (found.) | Sawmill | [93] [94] | |
1798-1809 | Pratt-Read | Ivoryton, Connecticut | Tools | [95] [96] [97] | |
1798 | W. Rose | Blockley Township, Pennsylvania | Tools | [98] [99] | |
1800 | Washington Trust Company | Westerly, Rhode Island | Bank | [100] |
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1801 | Crane & Co. | Dalton, Massachusetts | Papermaking | [32] [52] | Now a subsidiary of Crane Co. |
1801 | Revere Copper Company | Canton, Massachusetts (found.) | Copper Processing | [101] | Now based in Rome, New York. |
1802 | DuPont | Wilmington, Delaware | Chemicals | [4] [32] | Merged 2017 into DuPont de Nemours, Inc. |
1803 | Golden Lamb Inn | Lebanon, Ohio | Restaurant | [102] | The oldest restaurant in Ohio |
1806 | Colgate | New York City | Consumer goods | [32] | |
1807 | Wiley | New York City (found.) | Publisher | | Now based in Hoboken, New Jersey. |
1810 | Black, Starr & Frost | New York City | Jeweler | [103] | |
1810 | The Hartford | Hartford, Connecticut | Financial | | |
1811 | Pfaltzgraff | York County, Pennsylvania | Tableware | [32] [104] [105] | Sold to Lifetime Brands, Inc. in 2005. Only Internet presence. |
1811 | Davenport Peters | Boston, Massachusetts | Lumber | [106] | Defunct 1991. |
1812 | City Bank of New York | New York City | Bank | | Now Citigroup |
1813 | ContiGroup | Arlon (then Belgium.) | Food | | Expanded to the U.S. in 1921. |
1813 | Seth Thomas | Plymouth Hollow, Connecticut | Clockmaker | | Defunct. Now a brand of CST Enterprises. |
1815 | Louisville Stoneware | Louisville, Kentucky | Pottery | | |
1815 | The Repository | Canton, Ohio | Newspaper | [107] | Oldest continuously published newspaper in Ohio |
1816 | Hodgdon Yachts | East Boothbay, Maine | Yachts | | |
1816 | The York Water Company | York, Pennsylvania | Water utility | | |
1816 | Remington | Ilion, New York | Firearms; typewriters | | |
1816 | Stark Brothers Nurseries and Orchards | Louisiana, Missouri | Farm | | |
1817 | Harper | New York City | Publishing | | Merged 1989 into HarperCollins. |
1817 | JB & Son | Providence, Rhode Island | Apothecary/Druggist | [108] | 1873 renamed to The Claflin Company. |
1818 | Breck's | Boston, Massachusetts (found.) | Flowers | [109] | Acquired by Gardens Alive! |
1818 | Libbey Incorporated | Toledo, Ohio | Glassware | | Formerly Libbey Glass Company and New England Glass Company |
1818 | Brooks Brothers | New York City | The oldest apparel/clothing brand in continuous operation in the United States. [110] | Founder = Henry Sands Brooks | filed for bankruptcy protection in July 2020. [111] In September 2020 Brooks Brothers was purchased by a joint venture between Authentic Brands Group and Simon Property Group. [112] [113] |
1818 | Brown Bros. & Co. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (found.) | Bank | | Merged 1931 into Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
1818 | Marshall Elevator | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (found.) | Elevators | | Acquired by Otis. |
1819 | Jacob Bromwell | Cincinnati, Ohio (found.) | Housewares | | Incorporated on 1883. |
1819 | Cravath, Swaine & Moore | New York City | Law firm | | |