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John Quinn (April 14, 1870 in Tiffin, Ohio – July 28, 1924 in Fostoria, Ohio) [1] was an Irish-American cognoscente of the art world and a lawyer in New York City who fought to overturn censorship laws restricting modern literature and art from entering the United States.
The Fostoria Shade and Lamp Company was the largest manufacturer of glass lamps in the United States during the early 1890s. It began operations in Fostoria, Ohio, on May 17, 1890. The plant was run by Nicholas Kopp Jr., a former chemist at Hobbs, Brockunier and Company in West Virginia. Kopp achieved fame for his many glass designs and ...
Fostoria (/ f ɒ s ˈ t ʊər iː ə /, foss-TORR-EE-ə) is a city located at the convergence of Hancock, Seneca, and Wood counties [5] in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 13,046 at the 2020 Census , [ 6 ] slightly down from 13,441 at the 2010 Census . [ 7 ]
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By 1891, northwestern Ohio had problems with its gas supply, and the glass industry had over–expanded. [24] [Note 3] The Fostoria Glass Company, which had been founded at the beginning of the Northwest Ohio gas boom, decided to move to West Virginia near coal supplies. It vacated its South Vine Street plant in Fostoria in late December 1891. [25]
1882 Ohio railroad map for area around Fostoria. The Fostoria Glass Company was incorporated in West Virginia in July 1887. [14] The founders of the Fostoria Glass Company were drawn to Fostoria, Ohio, to exploit the newly discovered natural gas. The new firm also received cash incentives of $5,000 (equivalent to $169,556 in 2023) to $6,000 ...
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People from Fostoria, Ohio (22 P) Pages in category "Fostoria, Ohio" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.