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Brunswick Distinguished CitizenDistinguished Citizen 1976

Victor Kaplon 1862 – 1957

Brunswick: 100 Years of History (1990) Kaplon, Victor (1862-1957) Honored 1976 Victor Kaplon emigrated from Russia in 1885, crossing the border under a load of hay. He came to New York with 15 cents in his pocket. He peddled pencils on the street and saved to send for his wife and daughter. Vic came to Brunswick in 1889. He sold wares through Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland, at first on foot, then by horse and wagon. In 1889, with his brother from Harpers Ferry. he opened a store in Brunswick’s Opera House building on the south side of the present westbound tracks. This led to Kaplon’s Department Store on the corner of West Potomac Street and Maryland Avenue in 1908. The Kaplon stores sold quality merchandise in Brunswick for 78 years. Ten years after “Vic’s” death, Kaplon’s Department Store closed in 1967.

From Find A Grave: Birth 1862 Death 30 Mar 1957 Burial Har Zion Tifereth Israel Cemetery Rosedale, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA Plot F-Right-3-1

Family Members Spouse Ida Rebecca Kaplon unknown–1957 Children Frances Kaplon 1888–1983 Abraham Isaac Kaplon 1890–1987 Myer Kaplon 1894–1978