W. Atlee Burpee

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W. Atlee Burpee: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		Apr 01, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 19, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Nov 22, 2023
	Add new Web site: ExplorePAhistory.com - Historical Markers - Biography of W. Atlee Burpee.	Emily Rodriguez	Feb 05, 2016
	Expanded description of business growth. Listed several famous varieties of vegetables developed by Burpee.	Melissa Petruzzello	Sep 10, 2013
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998