"He was born in Quebec and lived in Canada for roughly the first half of his life. During the Klondike Gold Rush, he moved to Dawson. His obituary stated that he served in the Canadian North-West Mounted Police, but there is no evidence to this claim. In 1904, he immigrated to the United States, and by 1905, he was in Alaska. Over the next 25 years, he was frequently on the move, from Fairbanks to Seward to Cordova to Juneau to Seward to Anchorage and back to Seward again. Finally, he settled in Anchorage for good in 1929, opening a downtown grocery store."
"William A. "Lucky" Baldwin, 1863-1942 Pioneers Tract 10, Row 14, Lot 3. Arrived in Anchorage in the late twenties from Whitehorse YT, where he served for many years with the R.C.M.P. A colorful character who was crippled by polio, he ran about Anchorage in an electric three-wheel cart. He established the first self-service "cash" grocery store in Anchorage, and constantly worked to reduce the cost of food in the City. His motto: "In God we trust, all others pay cash" saved the local residents many grocery dollars. He was brash, irascible and sarcastic, however his customers loved it. He kept his tombstone,"Here Lies Lucky and Always Will Lie", beneath his bed for many years prior to his demise. "
"William A. "Lucky" Baldwin, 1863-1942 Pioneers Tract 10, Row 14, Lot 3. Arrived in Anchorage in the late twenties from Whitehorse YT, where he served for many years with the R.C.M.P. A colorful character who was crippled by polio, he ran about Anchorage in an electric three-wheel cart. He established the first self-service "cash" grocery store in Anchorage, and constantly worked to reduce the cost of food in the City. His motto: "In God we trust, all others pay cash" saved the local residents many grocery dollars. He was brash, irascible and sarcastic, however his customers loved it. He kept his tombstone,"Here Lies Lucky and Always Will Lie", beneath his bed for many years prior to his demise. "
"He was born in Quebec and lived in Canada for roughly the first half of his life. During the Klondike Gold Rush, he moved to Dawson. His obituary stated that he served in the Canadian North-West Mounted Police, but there is no evidence to this claim. In 1904, he immigrated to the United States, and by 1905, he was in Alaska. Over the next 25 years, he was frequently on the move, from Fairbanks to Seward to Cordova to Juneau to Seward to Anchorage and back to Seward again. Finally, he settled in Anchorage for good in 1929, opening a downtown grocery store."
"William A. "Lucky" Baldwin, 1863-1942 Pioneers Tract 10, Row 14, Lot 3. Arrived in Anchorage in the late twenties from Whitehorse YT, where he served for many years with the R.C.M.P. A colorful character who was crippled by polio, he ran about Anchorage in an electric three-wheel cart. He established the first self-service "cash" grocery store in Anchorage, and constantly worked to reduce the cost of food in the City. His motto: "In God we trust, all others pay cash" saved the local residents many grocery dollars. He was brash, irascible and sarcastic, however his customers loved it. He kept his tombstone,"Here Lies Lucky and Always Will Lie", beneath his bed for many years prior to his demise. "
"William A. "Lucky" Baldwin, 1863-1942 Pioneers Tract 10, Row 14, Lot 3. Arrived in Anchorage in the late twenties from Whitehorse YT, where he served for many years with the R.C.M.P. A colorful character who was crippled by polio, he ran about Anchorage in an electric three-wheel cart. He established the first self-service "cash" grocery store in Anchorage, and constantly worked to reduce the cost of food in the City. His motto: "In God we trust, all others pay cash" saved the local residents many grocery dollars. He was brash, irascible and sarcastic, however his customers loved it. He kept his tombstone,"Here Lies Lucky and Always Will Lie", beneath his bed for many years prior to his demise. "
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