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Herman Erickson was one of seven sons born to Swedish immigrant parents. During the 1920's, he started in business by trading his farm for a general store. Though Herman Erickson focused on groceries and general merchandising throughout his career, along the way he joined his brothers in purchasing a bankrupt refinery. Which, in the midst of the Great Depression of the 1930's, the family dismantled and reassembled in Minnesota. The refinery was renamed Northwestern Refining Company. Although the refinery was sold in 1970 to Ashland, the operation sparked an interest in fuel retailing. In 1950, Herman Erickson and his son Claire Erickson purchased their first gas station in Red Wing,...