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 is a local public television program presented by WMHT
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."
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