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CORRY

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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 199 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CORRY  , a

city of
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Erie county, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 37 M . S.E. of Erie, in the N.W.
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part of the state, at an
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elevation of about 1430 ft . Pop . (189o) 5697; (1900) 5369 (671
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foreign-born); (1910) 5991 . It is served by the Erie and the Pennsylvania
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railways . Corry is situated in the midst of a
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fine farming region, which is rich in petroleum and natural
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gas, and is widely known for its
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mineral springs . One mile W. of the city is a state fish hatchery, and there are fine trout streams in the neighbourhood . Among the city's manufactures are steel, engines, locomotives, radiators, shovels, bricks,
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flour, furniture and leather . Corry was settled in r86o, and was incorporated as a borough in 1863 and as a city in 1866 .

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