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