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One of the first optic headlamp lenses, the Corning Conaphore. Selective yellow "Noviol" glass version shown.. Corning Glass Works was founded in 1851 by Amory Houghton, in Somerville, Massachusetts, originally as the Bay State Glass Co. [citation needed] It later moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and operated as the Brooklyn Flint Glass Works.
The fugitives included Deborah Squash and her husband Harvey, slaves of George Washington, who escaped from his plantation in Virginia and reached freedom in New York. [9] In 1781, the state of New York offered slaveholders a financial incentive to assign their slaves to the military, with the promise of freedom at war's end for the slaves.
Albany (/ ˈ ɔː l b ə n i / ⓘ AWL-bə-nee) is the capital and oldest city in the U.S. state of New York, and the seat of and most populous city in Albany County.It is located on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River.
Syracuse (/ ˈ s ɪr ə k j uː z, ˈ s ɛr-,-k j uː s / SIRR-ə-kewz, SERR-, -kewss) [3] [4] [5] is a city in, and the county seat of, Onondaga County, New York, United States.With a population of 148,620 and a metropolitan area of 662,057, [6] it is the fifth-most populated city and 13th-most populated municipality in the state of New York.
The Encyclopedia of New York State. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. ISBN 0-8156-0808-X. Ellis, David M.; James A. Frost; Harold C. Syrett; Harry J. Carman (1967) [1957]. A History of New York State. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801401183. LCCN 67020587.. Fox, Dixon Ryan. The decline of aristocracy in the ...
As of 2019, twelve of top 20 biopharmaceutical companies in the world has U.S. headquarters in the state. [9] [10] Below is a list of notable New York metropolitan area biotechnology and pharmaceutical corporations, including companies with either global or U.S. headquarters in the metropolitan region encompassing and surrounding New York City.
The New York State Insurance Department (NYSID) was the state agency responsible for supervising and regulating all insurance business in New York State. [1] It was regarded in the industry as one of the most state-of-the-art insurance regulatory agencies.
This is a list of notable corporations headquartered, current and historically, in New York City, New York. The table is arranged alphabetically by company, but can also be sorted by industry. The table is arranged alphabetically by company, but can also be sorted by industry.