High's Dairy Stores grew from a small chain of ice creams stores and a dairy located in Richmond, VA. By the 1940s, High's had around 50 stores and was owned by North Carolina based Convenient Systems Inc. In the mid-1980s, High's was sold to Capital Milk Producers Cooperative who grew the chain to about 350 stores. The majority of High's locations were in Maryland, Virginia and eastern Western Virginia. In 1987, High's stores in Virginia, West Virginia and the Maryland stores in the DC suburbs were sold to Southland Corporation which owned 7-Eleven. Most stores were converted to 7-Eleven locations. Those that were not closed.
This left the High's locations in the Baltimore area and the rural areas around and west of Baltimore owned by High's of Baltimore, Inc. By this time High's had ventured into fuel sales. Stores were co-branded with Shell and Citgo. In 2012, Carroll Independent Fuel Company purchased High's as an entry into the convenience store business. High's now has 60 stores in Baltimore, the Baltimore suburns, west towards Frederick, MD and south of Baltimore towards Annapolis, MD. A modern High's store has fuel, typical convenience items and store prepared meal choices. Former High's locations like the one pictured above are scattered around the DC and Baltimore areas. Many of them still function as convenience or small markets for the areas they serve.
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