Wistarburg Glass Works
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title:
Wistarburg Glass Works
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The Wistarburg Glass Works was the first successful glass factory and joint-venture enterprise in the Thirteen Colonies. Caspar Wistar founded the glass works company in 1739. He began by recruiting experienced glass artisans from Europe, and built homes for the workers along with a mansion for the factory's foreman. Wistar also had a company store built near the factory. The village that developed around the factory adopted Wistar's name, and became known as Wistarburg. The village was in Salem
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Glass factory
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wistarburg_Glass_Works
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2024-04-02T11:11:53Z
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