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See also:BEAVER FALLS
, a See also:borough of See also:Beaver See also:county, See also:Pennsylvania, U.S.A., on Beaver See also:river, about 31 M. from its confluence with the See also:Ohio, opposite New See also:Brighton, and about 32 M
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N.W. of See also:Pittsburg
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Pop
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(189o) 9735; (1900) 10,054, of whom 1554 were See also:foreign-See also:born; (1910, See also:census, 12,191
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The borough is served by the Pennsylvania and the Pittsburg & See also:Lake See also:Erie See also:railways
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It is built for the most See also:part on a See also:plateau about 50 ft. above the river, hemmed in on either See also:side by hills that rise abruptly, especially on the W., to a height of more than 200 ft
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Bituminous See also:coal, natural See also:gas and oil abound in the vicinity; the river provides excellent See also:water-See also:power; the borough is a manufacturing centre of considerable importance, its products including See also:iron and See also:steel See also:bridges, boilers, See also:steam drills, carriages, saws, files, axes, shovels, See also:wire netting, stoves, See also:glass-See also:ware, scales, chemicals, pottery, See also:cork, decorative See also:tile, bricks and typewriters
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In 1905 the See also:city's factory products were valued at $4,907,536• See also:Geneva See also:College (Reformed Presbyterian, co-educational), established in 1849 at Northwood, See also:Logan county, Ohio, was removed in 188o to the borough of College See also: |
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