Orlando Scott
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Orlando Scott was an American Civil War
veteran and the founder of the O.M. Scott and Sons company in 1868 in Marysville, Ohio
, which would eventually become Scotts Miracle-Gro company.
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
veteran and the founder of the O.M. Scott and Sons company in 1868 in Marysville, Ohio
Marysville, Ohio
Marysville is a city in and the county seat of Union County, Ohio, United States. The population was 15,942 at the 2000 census, and the Census Bureau estimated that it had risen to 17,621 by 2006.Marysville's longtime slogan is "Where the Grass is Greener"...
, which would eventually become Scotts Miracle-Gro company.