Battle Creek
Americannoun
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In 1906, he launched the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Co.; today you know it as the cereal giant Kellogg.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
Two groups boycotted the event and held breakaway conventions, one more than 100 miles to the north in Houghton Lake, Mich., and another more than 50 miles southeast in Battle Creek, Mich.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2024
In California, top candidates include two dams on the Eel River, south of the Klamath, and a string of six dams on Battle Creek, a tributary of the Sacramento River.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 18, 2023
He notes that the factory he works at, in nearby Battle Creek, has struggled to find skilled workers.
From Reuters ● Jul. 10, 2023
Kellogg was a doctor who ran a “sanitarium,” or health clinic, in Battle Creek, Michigan.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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