(shoe manufacturing)
51naumkeag — I. ˈnȯmˌkeg noun or naumkeag machine or naumkeag scourer ( s) Usage: often capitalized N Etymology: probably from Naumkeag, old name for Salem, Mass., shoe manufacturing city : a machine havin …
52History of Rochester, New York — This article documents the history of Rochester, New York part of present day New York State.Early settlementFollowing the American Revolution, western New York was opened up for development as soon as New York and Massachusetts compromised and… …
53Matzeliger, Jan Ernst — ▪ Dutch inventor born Sept. 15, 1852, Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana [now Suriname] died Aug. 24, 1889, Lynn, Mass., U.S. inventor best known for his shoe lasting machine that mechanically shaped the upper portions of shoes. Son of a Dutch father and …
54LOWN, PHILIP W. — LOWN, PHILIP W. (1890–1978), U.S. shoe manufacturer and philanthropist. Lown arrived in New York in 1907, later attending the University of Maine and obtaining a degree in chemical engineering (1918). Lown went into shoe manufacturing, eventually …
55Hexane — n Hexane …
56Bulacan — This article is about the province. For the municipality, see Bulacan, Bulacan. For the river, see Bulacan River. For the barangay, see Hindang, Leyte; Looc, Occidental Mindoro; Mabini, Batangas; Malalag, Davao del Sur; Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay;… …
57Malolos City — This article is about the city. For the cathedral, see Malolos Cathedral. For the barangay, see Barili, Cebu or Malinao, AlbayInfobox Settlement official name = City of Malolos other name = Li Han (ancient Chinese name) native name = Lungsod ng… …
58Cook Islands — a group of islands in the S Pacific belonging to New Zealand. 21,317; 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km). * * * Cook Islands Introduction Cook Islands Background: Named after Captain Cook, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate… …
59Plymouth — /plim euhth/, n. 1. a seaport in SW Devonshire, in SW England, on the English Channel: naval base; the departing point of the Mayflower 1620. 257,900. 2. a city in SE Massachusetts: the oldest town in New England, founded by the Pilgrims 1620. 35 …
60Berlin, Massachusetts — Infobox Settlement official name = Berlin, Massachusetts nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = Rural scene, Berlin, Massachusetts image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location in Worcester County in Massachusetts mapsize1 = map caption1 …
