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Norton Abrasives of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA is the world's largest manufacturer and supplier of abrasives for commercial applications, household, and automotive refinishing usage. Norton Company was founded in 1885 by a group of ceramists and entrepreneurs from Worcester, Massachusetts.
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It was formerly a separate museum located in the nearby Higgins Armory Building in Worcester, Massachusetts, dedicated to the display of arms and armor. It was "the only museum in the country devoted solely to arms and armor" [ 2 ] and had the second largest arms and armor collection in the country from its founding in 1931 until 2004, behind ...
Harding Street was created in the 1850s by filling in a portion of the Blackstone Canal, and this area developed as a center of Worcester's footwear industry. Three of the buildings, all built in 1870, were built for the Walker Shoe Company, founded in 1862 by two brothers.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010 [3] Worcester Lunch Car Company #821 is still in its original location at 53 Park Street in Adams, Massachusetts. The former "Miss Adams diner" was sold to a couple in 2013 who operate it as Izzy's Diner and Pizza, a full service diner and pizza shop, and still contains many ...
At the time of the First World War, Whittall was the largest employer in south Worcester, with 1,500 workers operating 350 mills in 500,000 square feet of factory space. The products he produced were purchased by the federal government for use in its buildings, and were selected by President William McKinley for use in the White House .
B. Bachman Uxbridge Worsted Company; Bank of New England; BankBoston; Bay State Newspaper Company; Bay State Street Railway; Bernat Mill; Bethlehem Atlantic Works
The Printers Building is a historic commercial/industrial building at 44–50 Portland Street in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts.Completed in 1923 for a local printing industry trade group, it continues to serve that role under original ownership, and houses one of its original tenants.