KFC founder and mascot Harland Sanders, nicknamed “The Colonel,” owned a restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, before perfecting his fried chicken recipe and creating a fried chicken empire. He operated a gas station.

But what’s happening in this quiet town isn’t just about Sanders’ delicious taste. It wasn’t just their fried chicken.

Harland Sanders used various signs to attract more customers to the gas station he operated during those years.

It started in 1929 and affected all of America. In the years of economic crisis Life was really hard for everyone.

Sanders, who ran a Shell gas station at the time, also moved to different parts of the region to protect his company against the economic crisis. He was putting up signs.

Undoubtedly it was not the only one on the market and these boards provided stiff competition.

A person named Matt Stewart also owned the nearby Standard Oil station and promoted Sanders. undermined his work.

The situation remained like this for a while, Sanders posted signs and Steward somehow It was devastating.

In fact, this ad from Sanders, who wrote on a concrete wall one day to direct vehicles to his gas station, was painted as tarry by Stewart. almost impossible to remove It ended with a clause.

This increased tensions between Sanders and Stewart.

After his ad was hidden the two were confronted But things got even more heated.

According to Sanders’ biography, it was actually two men “I’m going to blow your fucking head off.” proverb hazards They were waving.

Later, Steward sabotaged the Sanders ad again and the inevitable end was approaching!

After news reached Sanders that Stewart had repainted his sign, Sanders decided Shell regional manager Robert Gibson and accountant Carlyle Shelbourne He took Stweart with him and went to catch Stweart red-handed.

They caught Stewart painting the sign and tensions rose. Although it is unclear who fired the first shot in the ensuing brawl, guns were fired.

As a result of the conflict, Shell regional manager Gibson was shot dead. he lost his life. Stewart was injured and is charged with murder.

Harland Sanders, on the other hand, emerged from this incident virtually unscathed. made for him charges dropped and Sanders returned to the Shell station where he first started selling fried chicken.

You already know what happens next. Sanders’ entrepreneurial spirit was even more evident The foundations for the rise of KFC are being laid started…

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