1895 the canning factory was established by Elijah dickinson
1898 Roger dickinson, elijah’s son, took over operations
1902 dickinson and company added canned pumpkin, along with other vegetables producing 7,000-8,000 cans of vegetables per day
1909 the company built an additional canning factory in Washington, Il
1925 they built another facility in morton, il.
1929 Libby, mcneil, & libby purchased all 3 canning facilities
1930 all operations were canning 15 million cans of pumpkin per year
1939 eureka, illinois hosted the first pumpkin festival & parade
1947 largest pumpkin festival to date ronald Reagan led parade on white palomino horse
1960 eureka canning factory closed and all operations moved to morton
