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Endicott Square Deal Arch is an historic "welcome arch" located at Endicott in
Broome County, New York Broome County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 United States census, the county had a population of 198,683. Its county seat is Binghamton. The county was named for John Broome, the state's lieutenant governor whe ...
. It is one of two identical arches erected in 1920 in Endicott and in nearby Johnson City, known as the
Johnson City Square Deal Arch Johnson City Square Deal Arch is a historic "welcome arch" located at Johnson City in Broome County, New York. It is one of two identical arches erected in 1920 in Johnson City and in nearby Endicott, known as the Endicott Square Deal Arch. It ...
. . It was constructed by Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company employees to honor George F. Johnson (1857–1948), their highly respected employer and benefactor. ''See also:'' In 1995 the arch was dismantled and rebuilt with additional materials to increase clearance and span a widened Main Street. It was listed on the
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in 2001.


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* Arches and vaults in the United States
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