First Sheetz store
N 40° 29.977 W 078° 24.373
17T E 719794 N 4486444
The site of the first Sheetz store.
Waymark Code: WM13GF6
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2020
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History Made to Order (R), Sheetz Store #1
Total customer service and the ultimate one-stop shop. You're standing in the very place where it all started: This is the site of the very first Sheetz Convenience Store.
What was destined to become one of the leading convenience chains had its humble beginnings right here, when an 18-year-old Bob Sheetz cleaned out his bank account to buy one of his father's five dairy stores. This young, big-hearted entrepreneur had a vision to create a store whose #1 mission was to take care of people. And that's exactly what he built. With deeply engrained family values of service and quality, it wasn't long before Bob's venture became a family affair. Many years and hundreds of stores later, Sheetz is a bright red beacon of convenience, quality and service for people far and wide.
As you stand here on the ground where it all started, Sheetz would like you to remember that with enough hard work, devotion and commitment, ANYTHING is possible. Sheetz is a proud family-run and family-operated company, with Made-To-Order Food, Coffee, convenience items and, most importantly, the values that continue to propel us into the future; family, community and commitment.
The original land was donated to the city of Altoona and is now a District Court. The tip of the triangular lot was kept for this monument.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1952
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