Star Pointer (1889–1910) was the first Standardbred race horse to complete a mile in less than two minutes. He was a pacer by Brown Hal out of Sweepstakes.
59-470: Star Pointer was bred by Captain Henry P. Pointer of Spring Hill, Tennessee . His sire was Brown Hal and his dam was Sweepstakes. He began racing in 1894. On August 28, 1897, driven by David J. McClary , he broke the 2 minute mile barrier at around 4:00 pm with quarter times of 30 sec, 29 3 ⁄ 4 , 29 1 ⁄ 4 , 30 1 ⁄ 4 for a 1:59 1 ⁄ 4 time. His record stood until 1903, when it
118-509: A Pajanimals kids' meal toy licensing arrangement with Chick-fil-A, said it would cease its business relationship, and donate the payment to the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation . Chick-fil-A stopped distributing the toys, claiming that unrelated safety concerns had arisen prior to the controversy. Chick-fil-A released a statement on July 31, 2012, saying, "We are a restaurant company focused on food, service, and hospitality; our intent
177-639: A play on the American English pronunciation of " filet ") is an American fast food restaurant chain and the largest chain specializing in chicken sandwiches . Headquartered in College Park, Georgia , Chick-fil-A operates 3,059 restaurants across 48 states, as well as in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico . The company also has operations in Canada, and previously had restaurants in
236-533: A breaded cauliflower sandwich. In May 2023, Chick-fil-A closed its original location in Greenbriar Mall, without stating a reason. Chick-fil-A's business strategy involves a focus on a small menu and on customer service. While many fast food chains offer many dishes, Chick-fil-A's is focused on selling chicken sandwiches. The name's capital A is intended to indicate that their chicken is "grade A top quality". The company's emphasis on customer service
295-978: A demand for chicken". On 26 June 2024, Chick-fil-A held the event in Singapore , the first Asian country to open the restaurant. On 17 October 2024, Chick-fil-A officially announced it would be opening in Singapore in late 2025, making the first Asian country to open the brand, and would be investing US$ 75 million into its first restaurant in the country for 10 years. In July 2018, Chick-fil-A announced it would be opening its first location in Hawaii in Kahului in early 2022, with additional locations in Honolulu and Kapoleo to follow. The first Puerto Rican location opened on March 3, 2022, in Bayamón . "Eat Mor Chikin"
354-487: A joke but became serious. Spring Hill is located at 35°45′9″N 86°54′50″W / 35.75250°N 86.91389°W / 35.75250; -86.91389 (35.752556, -86.914021). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 29.14 square miles (75.5 km ), of which 29.09 square miles (75.3 km ) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km ) (0.17%)
413-403: A male householder with no wife present, 9.89% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.05% were non-families. 16.49% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.26% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.33. Of the 29,036 residents, 33.89% were under the age of 18, 61.08% were between
472-542: A population of 23,462 in 2007, a 2010 census population of 29,036 and a population of 31,140 in 2012. In 2018, Spring Hill officially hit 40,000 residents. In November 2015, the Spring Hill Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the ‘Spring Hill Rising: 2040’ comprehensive plan. The plan outlines the city's long-term development vision and ways to accomplish that vision. In 2016, the city hired Chicago-based planning and zoning consultant, Camiros Ltd, to oversee
531-674: A pressure-fryer that could cook the chicken sandwich in the same time it took to cook a hamburger. Following this discovery, he registered the name Chick-fil-A, Inc. The company's trademarked slogan, "We Didn't Invent the Chicken, Just the Chicken Sandwich," refers to their flagship menu item, the Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich. Though Chick-Fil-A was the first national chain to make a fast, fried chicken sandwich its flagship item, it has been shown that Cathy's claim to have "invented
590-497: A second Ultium Cells battery cell manufacturing plant in Spring Hill, having revealed plans for a $ 2.3 billion plant that is operating as of March 2024. Spring Hill has gone through rapid development and growth in recent years, causing General Motors to reopen their auto plant and begin hiring locally again, which will hire 1,000 new people. In addition, companies such as Ryder and Goodwill have announced new facilities in
649-633: A three-story 5,000 square feet (460 m ) restaurant in Manhattan . On December 17, 2017, Chick-fil-A broke their tradition and opened on a Sunday to prepare meals for passengers left stranded during a power outage at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport , and on January 13, 2019, a Chick-fil-A franchise in Mobile, Alabama , opened on Sunday to honor a birthday wish of a 14-year-old boy with cerebral palsy and autism . On February 13, 2023, they began offering their first non-meat sandwich,
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#1732780512953708-621: Is recognized as the 4th fastest growing city in Tennessee by the U.S. Census Bureau and is included in the Nashville metropolitan area . The first settlers of Spring Hill arrived in 1808 and the city was established in 1809. Albert Russell was the first person to build a home on the land that became Spring Hill. Spring Hill was the site of a Civil War battle, now known as the Battle of Spring Hill , on November 29, 1864. Later, Spring Hill
767-489: Is reported to have contributed to its success and growth in the United States. Chick-fil-A builds and owns its restaurants. Chick-fil-A franchisees need a US$ 10,000 initial investment. Franchisees are selected and trained, a process that can take months. Chick-fil-A grossed an average of $ 6.71 million per restaurant in 2022, despite opening only 6 days a week, the highest sales of all fast-food restaurants in
826-448: Is the chain's most prominent advertising slogan, created by The Richards Group in 1995. The slogan is often seen in advertisements, featuring Holstein dairy cows that are often seen wearing (or holding) signs that (usually) read "Eat Mor Chikin" in capital letters. The ad campaign was temporarily halted on January 1, 2004, during a mad cow disease scare, so as not to make the chain seem insensitive or appear to be taking advantage of
885-616: Is to leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena." In response to the controversy, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee initiated a Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day movement to counter a boycott of Chick-fil-A launched by same-sex marriage activists. Many of the chain's stores reported record levels of customers that day. The United States Federal Aviation Administration also responded to two cities that were preventing Chick-fil-A from opening in their international airport, citing "Federal requirements prohibit airport operators from excluding persons on
944-409: Is water. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 50,005 people, 12,727 households, and 10,582 families residing in the city. As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 29,036 people, 9,861 households, and 7,884 families living in the city. The population density was 1,640.45 persons per square mile and the housing unit density was 557.12 units per square mile. The racial makeup of
1003-621: The Dwarf House ), a restaurant opened by S. Truett Cathy , the chain's former chairman and CEO, in Hapeville, Georgia , a suburb of Atlanta , in 1946, which is near the location of the Ford Motor Company Atlanta Assembly Plant, for many years a source of many of the restaurant's patrons. It was later remodelled, reopening in 2022. In 1961, after 15 years in the fast-food business, Cathy found
1062-993: The Greater Toronto Area over the subsequent five years. The chain's second Toronto location opened at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre in January 2020. The company expanded to other areas of Ontario in 2021, opening standalone locations with drive-through restaurants in Kitchener in August, and Windsor in October. In 2024, the company opened locations in Alberta , one being in the Phase III food court of West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton. and
1121-546: The Western Christian liturgical season of Lent , Chick-fil-A has in the past promoted fish sandwiches, following the Christian tradition of abstinence from meat during Lent. They no longer offer this product. In February 2014, Chick-fil-A announced plans to serve chicken raised without antibiotics in its restaurants nationwide within five years, the first fast-food restaurant to make this commitment. This
1180-751: The Atlanta-based company has sponsored the Peach Bowl , an annual college football bowl game played in Atlanta on New Year's Eve . Chick-fil-A also sponsors the Southeastern Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference of college athletics. In 2008, Chick-fil-A was among the first fast-food restaurants to become completely free of trans fats . In October 2015, the company opened its largest restaurant,
1239-534: The Christian religious beliefs of its late founder, S. Truett Cathy (1921–2014), a devout Southern Baptist . Reflecting a commitment to Sunday Sabbatarianism , all Chick-fil-A restaurants are closed for business on Sundays, Thanksgiving , and Christmas Day . During the Western Christian liturgical season of Lent , Chick-fil-A promotes fish sandwiches, following the Christian tradition of abstinence from meat during Lent. The company's conservative opposition to same-sex marriage has caused controversy ;
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#17327805129531298-520: The Cincinnati metropolitan area and in parts of Tennessee, and expanded nationwide in spring 2023. S. Truett Cathy was a devout Southern Baptist ; his religious beliefs had a major impact on the company. The company's official statement of corporate purpose says that the business exists "To glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us. To have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A." Cathy opposed
1357-559: The Spring Hill area. Spring Hill is run by a mayor elected at-large and a board of eight aldermen. The city is served by both Maury County Public Schools and the Williamson County School District , depending on which county one is located in. Interstate 65 passes through the eastern part of the city. Two exits are within Spring Hill city limits. Exit 53 serves Tennessee State Route 396 . Exit 55, at June Lake Blvd, opened on May 31, 2024, and serves
1416-605: The U.S. Patent Office granted his application to trademark his "Eat More Kale" phrase. A formal announcement of his victory took place on December 12, 2014, with Shumlin and other supporters on the Statehouse steps. His public fight drew regional and national attention, the support of Shumlin, and a team of pro-bono law students from the University of New Hampshire legal clinic. After 22 years with The Richards Group, Chick-fil-A switched to McCann New York in 2016. Along with
1475-535: The UK from early 2025, investing over $ 100M over the following ten years in the UK. The chain said that it would apply its charitable policies, including a $ 25,000 donation to a local organisation on opening a Chick-fil-A restaurant and donation of surplus food to local charitable causes, to its UK branches too. Chick-fil-A opened its first location in Puerto Rico in 2022 and has now expanded to seven restaurants with
1534-495: The United Kingdom and South Africa. The restaurant has a breakfast menu, as well as a lunch and dinner menu. The chain also provides catering services. Chick-fil-A calls its specialty the "original chicken sandwich". It is a piece of deep-fried breaded boneless chicken breast served on a toasted bun with two slices of dill pickle , or with lettuce, tomato, and cheese. Many of the company's values are influenced by
1593-528: The United States. (Raising Cane's was second with $ 5.44 million per restaurant average). In 2019, Chick-fil-A reported $ 11.3 billion in sales in the United States, behind only McDonald's with $ 40.4 billion in sales that year. To compete with Chick-fil-A, fried chicken chain Popeyes , followed by others, introduced a fried chicken sandwich in 2019, starting the Chicken Sandwich Wars . In
1652-405: The ages of 18 and 64, and 5.02% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.9 years. 51.46% of the residents were female, and 48.54% were male. The median household income in the city was $ 72,744 and the median family income was $ 78,125. Males had a median income of $ 54,905 versus $ 42,216 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 27,709. About 2.8% of families and 3.6% of
1711-472: The assembly point for the new Chevrolet Traverse . However, after a battle among plants in Spring Hill, Orion Township , Michigan and Janesville , Wisconsin , GM announced on June 26, 2009, that they had chosen to build a new small car in Orion Township. Nearly 2,500 Spring Hill auto workers were faced with lay-off, buy-out and early retirement. The vehicle assembly part of the Spring Hill plant
1770-527: The audacity to define what marriage is about" were "inviting God's judgment on our nation". Several prominent politicians expressed disapproval. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Chicago Alderman Proco "Joe" Moreno said they hoped to block franchise expansion into their areas. The proposed local bans drew criticism from liberal pundits, legal experts, and the American Civil Liberties Union . The Jim Henson Company , which had
1829-600: The basis of religious creed from participating in airport activities that receive or benefit from FAA grant funding." In April 2018, Chick-fil-A reportedly continued to donate to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes , which opposes gay marriage. In a November 18, 2019, interview, Chick-fil-A president Tim Tassopoulos said the company would stop donating to The Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. The popularity of Chick-fil-A's drive-throughs in
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1888-472: The chain expanded by opening new locations in suburban malls' food courts. The first freestanding location was opened April 16, 1986, on North Druid Hills Road in Atlanta, Georgia, and the company began to focus more on stand-alone units rather than food courts. Although it has expanded outward from its original geographic base, most new restaurants are located in Southern US suburban areas. Since 1997,
1947-448: The chain's former donations to charities supporting anti-LGBT rights causes. Chick-Fil-A said that they had always planned a short-term stay at the location. Later the company changed some policies, appointing its first head of diversity, in 2020, and focused its charitable activities on education and hunger alleviation rather than opponents of same-sex marriage. In September 2023 the company said that it planned to open five restaurants in
2006-466: The chicken sandwich" is false. From 1964 to 1967, the sandwich was licensed to over fifty eateries, including Waffle House and the concession stands of the new Houston Astrodome . The Chick-Fil-A sandwich was withdrawn from sale at other restaurants when the first dedicated location opened in 1967, in the food court of the Greenbriar Mall in Atlanta. During the 1970s and early 1980s,
2065-399: The city was 89.14% White , 5.39% Black or African American , 1.64% Asian , 0.24% Native American , 0.17% Pacific Islander , 1.53% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races . Those of Hispanic or Latino origins were 5.65% of the population. Of the 9,861 households, 50.34% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 67.26% were married couples living together, 2.80% had
2124-532: The company becoming public for religious and personal reasons. A company spokesperson said in 2012, "The Chick-fil-A culture and service tradition in our Restaurants is to treat every person with honor, dignity and respect –regardless of their belief, race, creed, sexual orientation or gender." In accordance with the founder's belief in the Christian doctrine of first-day Sabbatarianism , all Chick-fil-A locations are closed on Sundays , Thanksgiving , and Christmas . Cathy said "Our decision to close on Sunday
2183-467: The company began to loosen its stance on this issue from 2019. Despite numerous controversies and boycott attempts, the 2022 American Customer Satisfaction Index found that Chick-fil-A remained the country's favorite fast food chain for the eighth consecutive year, and it has the highest per store sales of any fast food chain in the nation. The chain's origin can be traced to the Dwarf Grill (now
2242-617: The cows, ads included famous people in history in a campaign called "Chicken for Breakfast. It's not as crazy as you think." Chick-fil-A has donated over $ 5 million, via the WinShape Foundation , to groups that oppose same-sex marriage . In response, students at several colleges and universities worked to ban or remove the company's restaurants from their campuses. In June and July 2012, Chick-fil-A's chief operating officer Dan T. Cathy made several public statements about same-sex marriage, saying that those who "have
2301-413: The creation of a new zoning code to implement the vision described in ‘Spring Hill Rising: 2040’. On December 4, 2017, entities building a Chick-fil-A tore down a grain silo . A memorial plaque to the silo opened in 2018. The silo had no major recorded history but was perceived by the town community as a landmark that signaled the beginning of the town. The idea of the memorial was originally posited as
2360-769: The finish line of the Dean Racetrack in Palatine, Illinois but the exact location is now lost to history. He was inducted into the United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1954. Star Pointer was owned by James A. Murphy,(born in Rome New York August 11, 1846 and died January 24, 1920, in New York City)and was a resident of Chicago Illinois. He was famous throughout the United States as a thorough horseman and
2419-673: The north side. State Route 247 is a major east–west road through the city. Rippavilla Plantation , which is located at 5700 Main Street (US 31, Nashville Highway), offers educational activities and an annual corn maze among other attractions. The historic Battle of Spring Hill site is located off Kedron Road and is open for self-guided tours year round. Some scenes from the 1986 movie At Close Range , starring Sean Penn , Christopher Walken , and Kiefer Sutherland , were filmed in Spring Hill. Chick-fil-A Chick-fil-A, Inc. ( / ˌ tʃ ɪ k f ɪ ˈ l eɪ / CHIK-fil- AY ,
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2478-454: The northern part of the city and Southern Williamson County. State Route 396, known locally as Saturn Parkway, provides an east–west freeway connection into the city with two exits before terminating at Beechcroft Road near the GM plant. U.S. Route 31 is the main north–south arterial through Spring Hill. It is alternatively called both Columbia Pike on the south side of town and Nashville Highway on
2537-640: The opening of a store at The Oracle shopping centre in Reading , UK. The store closed in March 2020 after The Oracle opted not to continue the lease of the location beyond the six-month pilot period in the face of continued protests over the chain's anti-LGBTQ stance. In February 2019, Chick-fil-A opened a store on a 12-month pilot scheme in Aviemore, Scotland . The store was closed in January 2020 amidst protest and controversy from locals and customers regarding
2596-707: The other being in Calgary located on Macleod Trail. In August 1996, Chick-fil-A opened its first location outside of North America by building a restaurant in Durban , South Africa. A second location was opened in Johannesburg in November 1997. Neither was profitable, and they were closed in 2001. A Chick-fil-A operated in Edinburgh during Spring 2018. On October 10, 2019, Chick-fil-A returned to Europe, with
2655-483: The plan for up to 25 locations by 2030. The unique menu includes coffee 100% grown and roasted in Puerto Rico. Chick-fil-A CEO Andrew Cathy announced in March 2023 that it planned to open restaurants in both Asia and Europe by 2026, and was set to expand to a total of five overseas markets by 2030. The Wall Street Journal reported that it was seeking countries with "stable economies, dense populations, and
2714-670: The population were below the poverty line , including 4.4% of those under the age of 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 and over. Spring Hill was the site of the Saturn Corporation production facility, which operated from 1990 to 2007. The Saturn S-Series , Saturn ION , and Saturn VUE were produced there. In 2007, General Motors Corporation (GM), the parent company of Saturn, shut down the facility to retool it for production of other GM vehicles and renamed it Spring Hill Manufacturing . The plant reopened in February 2008 and became
2773-425: The scare to increase its sales. Two months later, the cows were put up again. The cows replaced the chain's old mascot, Doodles, an anthropomorphized chicken that still appears as the C on the logo. Chick-fil-A vigorously protects its intellectual property, sending cease and desist letters to those they think have infringed on their trademarks. The corporation has successfully protested at least 30 instances of
2832-485: The spring of 2020, Chick-fil-A test-trialed the sale of two of their dipping sauces at some supermarkets in Florida, with all profits earmarked for a scholarship fund for company's store level employees. The trial was considered successful, and distribution was expanded nationwide by 2021. Two more sauces were added in 2023. In October 2022, the company trialed expansion of the program to include its salad dressings in
2891-551: The use of an "eat more" phrase, saying that the use would cause confusion of the public, dilute the distinctiveness of their intellectual property, and diminish its value. A 2011 letter to Vermont artist Bo Muller-Moore who screen prints T-shirts reading: "Eat More Kale" demanded that he cease printing the shirts and turn over his website. The incident drew criticism from Vermont governor Peter Shumlin , and created backlash against what he termed Chick-fil-A's "corporate bullying". On December 11, 2014, Bo Muller-Moore announced that
2950-532: Was a familiar figure on the tracks of the big meets. James A. Murphy organized the Central Grange and Stock Exchange. Utica Saturday Globe January 24, 1920 Obituary. Spring Hill, Tennessee Spring Hill is a city in Maury and Williamson counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee , located approximately 30 miles (48 km) south of Nashville . Its population as of 2022 is 55,800. Spring Hill
3009-605: Was beaten to 1:59 by Dan Patch . David J. McClary Hall of Fame Inductee, 2002 The first person to drive a standardbred horse to win at a mile in less than two minutes was David J. McClary, a native of London, Ont. He achieved the feat on Aug. 28, 1897, when he drove pacer Star Pointer to an epic 1:59 1/4 at Readville, Mass. Star Pointer, owned by James Murphy of Chicago, had been a big, clumsy-gaited, knee-knocking pacer, particularly when going slow. But under McClary's careful tutelage Star Pointer in full flight traveled faster than any horse of his time. His record stood until 1903, when it
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#17327805129533068-858: Was closed within two or three years. The company opened an outlet at the Calgary International Airport in Alberta in May 2014, and closed it in 2019. Chick-fil-A opened a restaurant in Toronto , Ontario , on September 6, 2019, in the Yonge and Bloor Street area. There were protests criticizing the company's violation of animal rights and "history of supporting anti- LGBTQ causes". Chick-fil-A announced that it would open two other locations in Toronto during 2019, and 12 additional stores in
3127-671: Was idled in late 2009 when production of the Traverse was moved to Lansing , Michigan, while production of power trains and metal stamping continued. In November 2011, GM announced plans for retooling of the vehicle assembly portion of the plant for use as an "ultra-flexible" plant which will initially be used to build the Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain but will be designed for rapid retooling to other vehicles of similar size. In April 2021 General Motors and South Korean joint-venture partner LG Energy Solutions stated they would build
3186-739: Was implemented by May 2019. Later the company stated that "to maintain supply of the high-quality chicken", they would shift from a policy of No Antibiotics Ever (NAE) to No Antibiotics Important To Human Medicine (NAIHM) starting in the spring of 2024. In March 2024, Chick-fil-A announced it would depart from the company's previous commitment of using only "antibiotic-free" chicken. In 2011, food blogger and activist Vani Hari noted that Chick-fil-A sandwiches contained nearly 100 ingredients, including peanut oil preserved with tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), made from butane . In October 2012, Chick-fil-A invited Hari to meet with company executives at its headquarters. In December 2013, Chick-fil-A said that it
3245-587: Was lowered to 1:59 by the legendary Dan Patch. McClary was enjoying unsurpassed success among trainers of that era. Three days previous to the epochal mile by Star Pointer, he won a bitterly fought six-heat race with Guinette (2:02 1/4) at the Readville track. He retired from the sulky in 1915 and lived in Connecticut until his death in 1940. He was elected an Immortal to harness racing's Hall of Fame at Goshen, N.Y., in 1959. On November 22, 1898, Star Pointer
3304-644: Was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things that mattered more than our business." In an interview with ABC News's Nightline , Truett's son Dan T. Cathy told reporter Vicki Mabrey that the company is also closed on Sundays because "by the time Sunday came, he was just worn out. And Sunday was not a big trading day, anyway, at the time. So he was closed that first Sunday and we've been closed ever since. He figured if he didn't like working on Sundays, that other people didn't either." Even Chick-fil-A locations at sports stadiums close on Sundays, although many games are played on Sundays. During
3363-590: Was removing high-fructose corn syrup and artificial dyes , and was testing a new peanut oil . Chick-fil-A, like other companies, does not publicly announce such changes unless already in the news, because it focuses attention on these ingredients. In September 1994, Chick-fil-A opened its first location outside of the United States inside a student centre food court at the University of Alberta in Edmonton , Alberta . This location did not perform very well and
3422-587: Was sold in Madison Square Garden New York City for $ 15,000 to ex congressman White of Cleveland Ohio. James A Murphy wept upon the sale and loss of his beloved horse. Star Pointer died of a stroke several weeks before the Christmas of 1910. His record was 22 victories and 4 seconds in 30 starts. He had a total of 60 wins in 79 heats and earnings of over $ 50,000 (equivalent to $ 1,640,000 in 2023). His remains were buried beneath
3481-560: Was the home of a preparatory school , Branham and Hughes Military Academy, the campus of which now serves as the main campus of Tennessee Children's Home , a ministry associated with the Churches of Christ . On January 10, 1963, an F3 tornado tore through the center of the town, damaging many buildings and causing $ 500,000 in damage. As the Nashville metro area continues to grow, Spring Hill has seen rapid growth in recent years with
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