Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
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| Transcontinental Railroad |
| Railways were first used in England during the 17th century, and American saw its first railway built in 1764 in Lewiston, New York, for use by military. In 1809, John Thompson made the first survey map in America. |
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| Sports & Recreation |
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| The Grogoch- the Half-Fairy |
| The Grogoch, originally from Scotland, settled in Ireland a long time ago. He is a strange creature that is half human and half fairy, appearing to look somewhat like an aborigine. No female grogoch has ever been seen, so it is assumed that only males exist. |
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| The Birth of Tupperware |
| Earl Silas Tupper was born on a farm in Berlin, New Hampshire in 1907. From youth, Tupper was an entrepreneur. He started a landscaping business after school that did very well until the Great Depression forced him into bankruptcy. At that time, he went to work for the Dupont Chemical Company. |
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| Barbed Wire Capital of the World |
| Towns across the United States are known for an eclectic array of reasons. Perhaps it is because of years of experience at a particular aspect of life, maybe it is due to a specialty that no other town has mastered, or quite possibly, it is for no other reason than an unavoidable happenstance. |
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