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Place Name
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Gloversville
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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16,656 (1990)
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Location
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Fulton County, New York (NY), United States, North America
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Latitude
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43°02'N
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Longitude
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74°20'W
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Gloversville
, city (
5 sq mi/13 sq km; 1990 pop.
16,656), Fulton co., E central N.Y.; 43°02'N 74°20'W. Glove making,
important since the late 19th cent., once accounted for 95% of all
fine leather gloves made in the U.S.; now only 1 factory is left.
Leather coats and other related goods are still made here; other mfg.
includes tanning and textiles. Gloversville has a noteworthy colonial
church bldg. The city is within easy access to Adirondack State Park.
Inc. 1890.
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