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ALVA

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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 774 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ALVA  , a

police burgh of Clackmannanshire, Scotland, 34 M . N. of
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Alloa,
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terminus of a branch
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line of the North
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British railway . Pop . (1891) 5225; (1901) 4624 . It is situated at the
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foot of three front peaks of the Ochils—West Hill (1682 ft.),
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Middle Hill (1436 ft.) and Wood Hill (1723 ft.) . There are spinning-mills, and manufactures of tweeds, tartans and other woollen goods .
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Silver, lead and other metals have been found in the hills, but not in paying quantities . The glen to the east of the
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town, in which are abandoned workings, is called the Silver Glen . Alva House is the seat of the Johnstones, a
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family which has been intimately connected with the
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district since the latter
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half of the 18th century .

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