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Industrial Troy

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  • Why was it called “pig iron?”
    The ingots resembled suckling pigs
  • What were the years when the American Revolution was fought?
    1775 to 1781
  • What was the name of the North's iron-sided ship?
    The Monitor
  • On what side of the Hudson River is Troy? East or west?
    east
  • In what year was the Erie Canal finished?
    1825
  • Name some items made in and near Troy.
    horseshoes, stoves, railroad spikes, canal boats
  • What is the name of the factory that makes cannons for the U.S. military?
    the Watervliet Arsenal
  • Why is Albany called "an old Dutch city"?
    It was first settled by people from the Netherlands
  • What do you call the process that changed pig iron into steel?
    the Bessemer Process
  • What is the Wynantskill?
    a creek (small river) that goes through Troy
  • What two rivers meet at Troy?
    the Hudson, the Mohawk
  • What kinds of products does a foundry make?
    metal products
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