Stern's Pickle Works, headquartered at 111 Powell Place off Melville Road in

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, was the last remaining pickle factory on Long Island from the 19th century.

History

In 1888, Jarvis Andrew Lattin (1853–1941) started a pickle and sauerkraut factory in

. There were many pickling companies already established in the area. He had a house built on the land next to the factory. The factory in 1894 was sold to Aaron Stern and it became the "Stern and Lattin Pickle Company" and in 1914 "Stern and Brauner". It was also listed as "Stern Pickle Products, Inc." and "Stern's Pickle Works". It was at 111 Powell Place off Melville Road and lasted until 1985.

Aaron Stern (1876-1952)

He went to the US in 1893 from

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and was naturalized in 1898. He married Anna (1889-1933) in 1910 and had the following children: Sidney Stern (1915–2008); Nathan Stern; Joseph Stern (1909-1996); Hilda Stern; and Edythe Stern (1918-2016). Aaron was living in

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Names

*Lattin Pickle company (c1888) *Stern and Lattin Pickle Company (c1894) *Stern and Brauner *Stern Pickle Products, Inc. (c1894-1985) and Stern's Pickle Works

References

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