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Commerce and Industry Heritage | Schenectady/Edison

The Capital Region has long been a center for science, technology and industry.

12/31/2013 | Rating NR

Path Through History

Commerce and Industry Heritage | Schenectady/Edison

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The Capital Region has long been a center for science, technology and industry.

In the 1800s, Schenectady was a hub for locomotive building and eventually the home of the American Locomotive Company. In 1886 inventor Thomas Edison relocated Edison's Machine Works there. Eventually the company was renamed the General Electric Company and Schenectady became known as "the city that lights and hauls the world."

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Path Through History

Commerce and Industry Heritage | Schenectady/Edison

Special | 1m 1sVideo has Closed Captions

In the 1800s, Schenectady was a hub for locomotive building and eventually the home of the American Locomotive Company. In 1886 inventor Thomas Edison relocated Edison's Machine Works there. Eventually the company was renamed the General Electric Company and Schenectady became known as "the city that lights and hauls the world."

12/31/2013 | Rating NR

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