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Town gas is a more general term referring to manufactured gaseous fuels produced for sale to consumers and municipalities. [ 1 ] The original coal gas was produced by the coal gasification reaction, [ 2 ] and the burnable component consisted of a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in roughly equal quantities by volume.
Covert, New York. / 42.59361°N 76.70000°W / 42.59361; -76.70000. Covert is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 2,135 at the 2020 census. [ 3] The Town of Covert is located in the southeast corner of the county and is northwest of Ithaca, New York. Government offices for the town are located in Interlaken.
Coal gasification. In industrial chemistry, coal gasification is the process of producing syngas —a mixture consisting primarily of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and water vapour (H2O)—from coal and water, air and/or oxygen. Historically, coal was gasified to produce coal gas, also known as "town ...
East Chicago Heights → Ford Heights — in Cook County. East Wood River → Wood River — in Madison County. Elk Hart City → Elkhart — in Logan County. Ellsworth → Lostant — in LaSalle County; name now used by Ellsworth, McLean County. Elyda → Winnebago — in Winnebago County. Emporium City → Mound City — in Pulaski County.
Praying towns were settlements established by English colonial governments in New England from 1646 to 1675 in an effort to convert local Native Americans to Christianity. [1] The Native people who moved into the towns were known as Praying Indians. Before 1674 the villages were the most ambitious experiment in converting Native Americans to ...
Praying Indian. Praying Indian is a 17th-century term referring to Native Americans of New England, New York, Ontario, and Quebec who converted to Christianity either voluntarily or involuntarily. Many groups are referred to by the term, but it is more commonly used for tribes that were organized into villages.
Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village (/ ˈstaɪvəsənt /), colloquially known as StuyTown, is a large post– World War II private residential development on the east side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The complex consists of 110 red brick apartment buildings on an 80-acre (32 ha) tract stretching from First Avenue to Avenue C ...
A company town is a place where all or most of the stores and housing in the town are owned by the same company that is also the main employer. Company towns are often planned with a suite of amenities such as stores, houses of worship, schools, markets, and recreation facilities. Some company towns were established to improve living conditions ...