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The glass was pressed into a mold, the marks of the iron plunger remaining on the inside of the glass. Previously, cut glass had been blown by hand.
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someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.97.
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1017:List of cities and towns along the Ohio River
882:. The current schools serving Rochester are:
408:H. C. Fry Glass Factory in Rochester, c. 1910
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515:(40.703146, -80.283420). According to the
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886:Rochester Elementary School – grades K–5
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