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IVANGOROD , a fortified See also: town of See also: Russian Poland, in the See also: government of See also: Lublin, 64 m. by See also: rail S.E. from Warsaw, at the confluence of the \Vieprz with the Vistula
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It is defended by nine forts on the right See also: bank of the Vistula and by three on the See also: left bank, and, with Warsaw, Novo-Georgievsk and See also: Brest-Litovsk, forms the See also: Polish " See also: quadrilateral
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IVANOVO-See also: VOZNESENSK, a town of See also: middle See also: Russia, in the government of See also: Vladimir, 86 m. by rail N. of the town of Vladimir
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Pop
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(1887) 22,000; (1900) 64,628
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It consists of what were originally two villages—Ivanovo, dating from the 16th century, and Voznesensk, of much more See also: recent date—united into a town in 1861
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Of best note among the public buildings are the See also: cathedral, and the See also: church of the Intercession of the Virgin, formerly associated with an important monastery founded in 1579 and abandoned in 1754
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One of the colleges of the town contains a public library
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See also: Linen-See also: weaving was introduced in 1751, and in 1776 the manufacture of chintzes was brought from See also: Schlusselburg
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The town has See also: cotton factories, See also: calico See also: print-See also: works, iron-works and chemical works
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