Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Cohoes ( / kəˈhoʊz / kə-HOHZ) is an incorporated city located in the northeast corner of Albany County in the U.S. state of New York. It is called the "Spindle City" because of the importance of textile manufacturing to its growth in the 19th century. The city's factories processed cotton from the Deep South .
The history of Albany, New York, began long before the first interaction of Europeans with the native Indian tribes, as they had long inhabited the area.The area was originally inhabited by an Algonquian Indian tribe, the Mohicans, as well as the Iroquois, five nations of whom the easternmost, the Mohawk, had the closest relations with traders and settlers in Albany.
Huyler's was a candy and restaurant chain in the New York City metropolitan area that operated from 1874 to 1964, and for a time was the largest and most prominent chocolate maker in the United States. It was founded by John S. Huyler (rhymes with "Tyler"), who had grown up working in his father's bakery and ice cream store.
Entenmann's is a 126 year old company originating in New York City. William Entenmann learned the trade of baking from his father in Stuttgart, Germany, and used his acquired skills to work in a bakery in the U.S., eventually opening his own bakery in 1898 on Rogers Avenue in Brooklyn. [ 1] Later, William moved his bakery to Bay Shore, Long Island.
t. e. The history of Albany, New York from 1860 to 1900 begins in 1860, prior to the start of the Civil War, and ends in 1900. The Albany Lumber District was home to the largest lumber market in the nation in 1865. [ 1] While the key to Albany's economic prosperity in the 19th century was transportation, industry and business also played a role.
They've also made 70,000 white chocolate gift tags that say "Happy Holidays" and more than 150,000 holiday leaves; these are on their way to bakeries, where they will be used to decorate festive ...
Coco's Bakery is a subsidiary chain of Shari's Cafe & Pies and casual dining restaurants operating in the western United States. As of April 2024, the company operates 10 locations in Arizona and California. It began as The Snack Shop in 1948 in Corona del Mar, California, and had switched owners multiple times. Three of them are franchised ...
Ten Broeck Mansion was built in 1797 by Elizabeth (Van Rensselaer) Ten Broeck and her husband Abraham Ten Broeck on land leased from her brother, the patroon Stephen Van Rensselaer. At the time the land was in the town of Watervliet north of the city of Albany. [2] Originally built in the Federal-style, the mansion was called "Prospect".