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  2. List of City of Rockford Landmarks and Historic-Districts

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    Illinois National Guard Armory 605 North Main Street 1937 Rockford City Hall 425 East State Street 1926 Winnebago County Courthouse Annex 403 Elm Street 1916-1917 Chick House: 119-123 South Main Street 1857 February 7, 1997 Elks Club Building [4] 210 West Jefferson Street 1912 Abraham Lincoln Junior High School 1500 Charles Street 1925-1927

  3. Libbey-Owens-Ford - Wikipedia

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    In 1922, a Libbey-Owens sheet glass plant opened in Shreveport, Louisiana, becoming both the city's largest manufacturer and employer. This plant converted operations between 1972 and 1974 to Libbey Glass table-glassware manufacturing, which it continues today. In 1928, Libbey-Owens was the first company to produce automotive laminated safety ...

  4. Sneath Glass Company - Wikipedia

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    The Sneath Glass Company / s n iː θ / was an American manufacturer of glass and glassware. After a brief 1890s startup in Tiffin, Ohio, the company moved to Hartford City, Indiana, to take advantage of the Indiana Gas Boom. [1] The small city was enjoying the benefits of the boom, and could provide natural gas as an energy source for ...

  5. West Downtown Rockford Historic District - Wikipedia

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    A task force was created in 1986 to preserve the deteriorating west downtown district. The Chick House was recognized in 1997, the Rockford Morning Star Building in 1999, the William Brown Building in 2000, and the Rockford Elk's Lodge #64 in 2005. On September 5, 2007, the West Downtown Rockford Historic District was recognized as a historic ...

  6. Barber–Colman Company - Wikipedia

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    Barber–Colman henceforth focused on cutting tools and process controls. The remaining divisions were eventually sold off. The Barber–Colman trademark is held by Eurotherm Controls, Inc. The historic complex has been vacated since Reed–Chatwood relocated in 2001. The City of Rockford currently owns the property, purchasing it for $750,000 ...

  7. Attorney says city treating Rockford nonprofit like a 'high ...

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    Miss Carly's, seen here on Jan. 24, 2024, is located on Fifth Avenue in Rockford.

  8. Ingersoll Machine Tools - Wikipedia

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    The company was founded in 1891 by Winthrop Ingersoll when he moved W.R. Eynon & Co. from Cleveland, Ohio to Rockford. Originally, Ingersoll Machine Tools focused almost entirely on milling machinery and processes for metal removal.

  9. Rockford, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    The population was 148,655 at the 2020 census, making Rockford the fifth-most populous city in Illinois, as well as the state's most populous city outside of the Chicago metropolitan area. [10] It anchors the Rockford metropolitan area , which had 338,798 residents in 2020.