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512032 | Virgin River | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virgin%20River | Virgin River
gets its name from the way it feeds on aquatic vegetation and insects. It uses its thick cartilaginous lips to scrape and suck food from rocks and boulders along the bottom of the river. Desert Suckers are very colorful during the spring spawning season, developing bright orange and black 'racing stripes' ... | 11,400 |
512032 | Virgin River | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virgin%20River | Virgin River
but are comfortable living in all habitats and stream sizes. Speckled dace exhibit a kaleidoscope of shapes and colors across their range. Males display bright red "lipstick" and red fins to attract mates during breeding season.
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher ("Empidonax trailii extimus") Federally listed... | 11,401 |
512032 | Virgin River | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virgin%20River | Virgin River
Preferred habitats are almost always associated with standing or slow-flowing water. The destruction of riparian habitats has caused a severe decline in the populations of the southwestern willow flycatcher. Currently, this sub-species exists only in fragmented and scattered locations throughout its range.... | 11,402 |
512032 | Virgin River | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virgin%20River | Virgin River
habitat in the southwest has been degraded by agricultural practices, invasion of non-native vegetation and urban development. The Southwestern Willow Flycatcher is an insectivore, taking insects from the air, or picking them from the foliage. The Southwestern Willow Flycatcher is present on breeding groun... | 11,403 |
512032 | Virgin River | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virgin%20River | Virgin River
in its dorsal fin. Virgin spinedace are found only in the Virgin River Basin. Unlike the woundfin and chub, which live only in the Virgin River, spinedace are also found throughout many tributary streams. Virgin Spinedace prefer deep pools and runs and are at home in both clear and turbid water.
Flannelmo... | 11,404 |
512032 | Virgin River | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virgin%20River | Virgin River
suckers are usually found in deep sandy areas of the Virgin River, but large numbers congregate in shallow gravel areas for spawning in the spring.
Water in the river's lower valley provides irrigation for the cultivation of cotton, pomegranates, and figs.
The Nevada river valley's significance is commem... | 11,405 |
512032 | Virgin River | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virgin%20River | Virgin River
of Nevada
- List of rivers of Arizona
- List of tributaries of the Colorado River
# Further reading.
- Carlson, D.D. and D.F. Meyer. (1995). "Flood on the Virgin River, January 1989, in Utah, Arizona, and Nevada" [Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4159]. Salt Lake City: U.S. Department of the In... | 11,406 |
512032 | Virgin River | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virgin%20River | Virgin River
tah" [U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-515]. Reston, VA: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.
- Langenheim, V.E. et al. (2000). "Geophysical constraints on the Virgin River Depression, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona" [U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-407]. Menlo Park, CA... | 11,407 |
512037 | Bananal | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bananal | Bananal
Bananal
Bananal may refer to the following places and jurisdictions :
- Bananal, São Paulo, city in Brazil
- Bananal (micro-region), micro-region in Brazil
- Bananal Island, island in Araguaia River, Brazil
- the former Territorial Prelature of Bananal | 11,408 |
512029 | Otis Blackwell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Otis%20Blackwell | Otis Blackwell
Otis Blackwell
Otis Blackwell (February 16, 1931 – May 6, 2002) was an African-American songwriter, singer, and pianist, whose work significantly influenced rock and roll. His compositions include "Fever", recorded by Little Willie John; "Great Balls of Fire" and "Breathless", recorded by Jerry Lee Lewi... | 11,409 |
512029 | Otis Blackwell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Otis%20Blackwell | Otis Blackwell
in Harlem, in 1952. This led to a recording contract with RCA and then with Jay-Dee. His first release was his own composition "Daddy Rolling Stone", which became a favorite in Jamaica, where it was recorded by Derek Martin. The song later became part of the Who's mod repertoire. Enjoying some early reco... | 11,410 |
512029 | Otis Blackwell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Otis%20Blackwell | Otis Blackwell
the leading African-American figures of early rock and roll, although he was not well known by the public. His own records never cracked the Top 40, yet he wrote million-selling songs for Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dee Clark and others. He also recruited other songwriters to write for Presley, such ... | 11,411 |
512029 | Otis Blackwell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Otis%20Blackwell | Otis Blackwell
he decided to cut it right away. Presley learned the song within minutes—he had an inherent musical sense—and in short order a great master was put on tape.
It isn't often that the title of a song will create a whole new expression in Americana. 'All Shook Up' did exactly that. Youngsters and adults ali... | 11,412 |
512029 | Otis Blackwell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Otis%20Blackwell | Otis Blackwell
Blackwell's consent re-wrote part of the lyrics. Thus, as co-writer as well as artist, Presley produced his ninth consecutive gold record, his first in the year 1957.
During an appearance on "Late Night with David Letterman", Blackwell said he never met Presley in person. When he was having a contract d... | 11,413 |
512029 | Otis Blackwell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Otis%20Blackwell | Otis Blackwell
kept him from accepting.
In 1956 Blackwell gave "Don't Be Cruel" to friend Frankie Valli's group, the Four Lovers, but as they were recording it he asked to take it back and in turn gave it to the up-and-coming Presley. In exchange for this song he gave them "You're the Apple of My Eye", which became a ... | 11,414 |
512029 | Otis Blackwell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Otis%20Blackwell | Otis Blackwell
R&B songs for numerous labels, including Atlantic, MGM and Epic. In later years he was in semiretirement, making only occasional live appearances.
Blackwell was the grandfather of Torian Brown.
In the 1980s, Blackwell toured and recorded with the Smithereens as his backing band for both live shows and ... | 11,415 |
512029 | Otis Blackwell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Otis%20Blackwell | Otis Blackwell
Kristofferson ("All Shook Up"), Blondie's Debbie Harry ("Don't Be Cruel"), the Smithereens ("Let's Talk About Us"), Graham Parker ("Paralyzed"), and Ronnie Spector ("Brace Yourself").
Blackwell died of a heart attack in 2002, in Nashville, Tennessee, and was interred in Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, ... | 11,416 |
512029 | Otis Blackwell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Otis%20Blackwell | Otis Blackwell
Colour, held a tribute for him at the Prospect Park Bandshell in his native Brooklyn. Many prominent musicians and singers took part including Blackwell himself, who performed an assortment of his best songs, including "One Broken Heart for Sale," "Black Trail," "Don't Be Cruel" and "Daddy Rolling Stone.... | 11,417 |
512029 | Otis Blackwell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Otis%20Blackwell | Otis Blackwell
redefine popular music in America in the 1950s. This is true even though he often collaborated with such partners as Winfield Scott, Eddie Cooley, and Jack Hammer. Blackwell was one of the most important innovators who helped invent the musical vocabulary of rock and roll at its very beginning. His works... | 11,418 |
512029 | Otis Blackwell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Otis%20Blackwell | Otis Blackwell
as diverse as Connie Francis, Mahalia Jackson and Sal Mineo.
# Songs.
Songs composed by Blackwell, with the performers who made them famous, include the following:
- "All Shook Up" (Elvis Presley)
- "Don't Be Cruel" (Elvis Presley); inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002
- "Fever" as "John Da... | 11,419 |
512029 | Otis Blackwell | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Otis%20Blackwell | Otis Blackwell
(Jerry Lee Lewis)
- "Hey Little Girl" (Dee Clark)
- "Handy Man" (Jimmy Jones, Del Shannon, James Taylor)
- "Return to Sender" (Elvis Presley)
- "One Broken Heart for Sale"(Elvis Presley)
- "Nine Times Out Of Ten" with Waldense Hall (Cliff Richard) (Ral Donner)
# Sources and further reading.
- Wilm... | 11,420 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
Holyoke, Massachusetts
Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, that lies between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 39,880. As of 2018, the estimated population was 40,358. Sitting nort... | 11,421 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
an estimated 80% of the writing paper used in the United States and was home to the largest paper mill architectural firm in the country, as well as the largest paper, silk, and alpaca wool mills in the world. Although a considerably smaller number of businesses in Holyoke work in the paper indus... | 11,422 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
was invented and first played at the local YMCA chapter by William G. Morgan in 1895.
While working for the Holyoke Water Power Company in the 1880s, hydraulic engineer Clemens Herschel invented the Venturi meter to determine the water use of individual mills in the Holyoke Canal System. This de... | 11,423 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
in place to reach 100% in the immediate future.
# History.
English colonists arrived in the Connecticut River Valley in 1633, when traders from the Plymouth Plantation established a post at Windsor, Connecticut. In 1636, Massachusetts Bay Colony assistant treasurer and Puritan iconoclast Willia... | 11,424 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
the river Springfield quickly became a successful settlement on the Bay Path to Boston, as well as the Massachusetts Path to Albany. Originally, the settlement spanned both sides of the river but was partitioned in 1774 with the land on the western bank becoming West Springfield, Massachusetts. T... | 11,425 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
Chapin as first postmaster; it was discontinued in 1883. Another, "Ireland Depot", was established February 26, 1847, with John M. Chapin as first postmaster, and assumed the town name upon Holyoke's incorporation. Though the name Hampden was considered, the area was subsequently named for earlie... | 11,426 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
of the town by the creation of Easthampton in 1809. The shortest path to downtown Northampton was on a road near the Connecticut River oxbow, which was subject to frequent flooding. The neighborhood became the northern part of Holyoke in 1909.
Holyoke had few inhabitants until the construction o... | 11,427 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
population rose from just under 5,000 in 1860 to over 60,000 in 1920. Due to this staggering growth the municipality was officially incorporated as a city on April 7, 1873, only 23 years after its initial incorporation as the "Town of Holyoke". Later that year the city elected its first mayor, Wi... | 11,428 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
next-largest producer, Philadelphia, producing 69 tons per day despite having a population nearly 40 times its size. Before 1900 Holyoke would produce 320 tons per day, predominantly of writing paper. In 1888, Holyoke's paper industry spurred the foundation of the American Pad & Paper Company (AM... | 11,429 |
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technical knowledge of the industry, and heavily oriented around shareholder returns, led the company to fold as a manufacturer by 1963. The availability of water power enabled Holyoke to support its own electric utility company and maintain it independently of America's major regional utilities.... | 11,430 |
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to the east, and West Springfield to the south.
Holyoke is the location of East Mountain, the Mount Tom Range, and Mount Tom, at the highest traprock peak on the Metacomet Ridge, a linear mountain range that extends from Long Island Sound to the Vermont border. The most densely populated area of... | 11,431 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
and specimens can be found at the foot of these mountains due to their unique geology. A species of dinosaur, "Podokesaurus holyokensis", whose fossils were first discovered across the river in South Hadley, was given its name for the area, and the city has in recent years passed measures to try ... | 11,432 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
the city. Additionally a number of names such as Ewingville and Elmwood Heights have been used historically but have become defunct as separate entities. In alphabetical order, Holyoke's neighborhoods are:
- Churchill – features Wistariahurst and the Holyoke Senior Center.
- Downtown – features... | 11,433 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
Reservoir, Holyoke Community College.
- Ingleside – features the Holyoke Mall and Nuestras Raices.
- Jarvis Avenue
- Oakdale – features Forestdale Cemetery, Rohan Park, and the Holyoke Medical Center.
- Rock Valley
- Smith's Ferry – features the Dinosaur Footprints Reservation. Annexed from ... | 11,434 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
structures as the population grew by more than 1000% from the years from 1850 to 1890. Initially this demand was filled by company housing, including such examples as the Hadley Falls Company Housing District, whose structures were built in 1847–1848. Gradually the Holyoke Water Power Company beg... | 11,435 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
the Holyoke City Hall designed in the Gothic Revival style by Charles B. Atwood, and the now-defunct Connecticut River Railroad Station designed by eminent architect H. H. Richardson.
Philadelphia rowhouses are also a common feature among residential streets in downtown area.
Throughout its his... | 11,436 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
known as the architect of the former iconic Mount Tom Summit Houses as well as the Holyoke Public Library. Architect Oscar Beauchemin's work shaped both the Main Street landscape of Springdale and many large multi-colored brick tenements built in mixed density housing can be attributed to him, of... | 11,437 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
brothers, who designed mills on five continents and among the first of Kimberly-Clark and Crane Currency. In sum they would design 16 factories and mills in Holyoke and, including minor design roles, performed engineering work in some capacity on 25 of the city's in total.
## Planned industrial ... | 11,438 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
of 1811 lays out a system of numbered streets and avenues, the names of routes in Holyoke's grid system alternate between tree species for North to South streets (Sycamore, Locust, Linden, Oak, Beech, Pine, Walnut, Elm, Chestnut, Maple), and the names of the Hadley Falls Company founders (Lyman, ... | 11,439 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
textile industry. From the late 19th century until the mid-20th century, Holyoke was the world's biggest paper manufacturer. The elaborate Holyoke Canal System, built to power paper and textile mills, distinguishes it from other Connecticut River cities. A series of railways running parallel to t... | 11,440 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
1.6% Asian (0.4% Cambodian, 0.4% Indian, 0.3% Chinese, 0.3% Korean, 0.1% Pakistani), 0.1% Pacific Islanders, 6.6% some other race, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic and Latinos of any race were 51.2% of the population (46.0% Puerto Rican, 2.0% Dominican, 0.8% Mexican, 0.5% Colombian, 0.5%... | 11,441 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
origin for immigrants in the city were Puerto Rico (US Territory), the Dominican Republic, Poland, Germany, China, El Salvador, the United Kingdom, Colombia, Kenya, and Mexico.
There were 15,361 households in 2010, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.5% were ... | 11,442 |
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18 to 24, 25.5% were from 25 to 44, 23.8% were from 45 to 64, and 14.2% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.
For the period 2013–17, the estimated median annual in... | 11,443 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
city reached a peak rank as the 82nd largest in the United States by 1900, comparable to the standing of Buffalo (83rd) or Scottsdale (85th) among cities in 2018. Holyoke reached its peak population before the end of the First World War with an estimated total of 62,300 people according reported ... | 11,444 |
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and immigration.
Throughout its history Holyoke has undergone fluctuations in different foreign-born demographics. In the 1890 census, Holyoke had the third most foreign-born residents, per capita, of any city in the United States, with 47% of residents born in another country; this was exceeded... | 11,445 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
Irish. Irish immigrants began settling in the region before the construction of the dam and industrialization that followed, granting the area the name "Ireland" or "Ireland Parish." While colonists had claimed lands by 1655, it wasn't until the following decade homesteads would appear. Tradition... | 11,446 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
to the Parish. With the emergence of Holyoke's industrial base, a new wave of Irish immigration occurred and by 1855 a third of residents were of Irish heritage. Holyoke's Irish roots are celebrated today in its annual St. Patrick's Day Parade.
In the 1850s, mill owners began to recruit French-C... | 11,447 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
John J. Prew, who founded Springdale and became the first French member of the city council, then the board of aldermen. By 1900, 1 in 3 residents were French or French Canadian descent, and when the city reached its peak population of 62,300 in 1913, this number had become 1 in 4, while the city... | 11,448 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
began to immigrate to the Northeast United States, driven largely by the Farm Labor Program initiated by the US Department of Labor. Not unlike the Bracero program, in the following decades the agency recruited Puerto Rican laborers to work on agricultural land in the United States; in the case o... | 11,449 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
numbered around 5,000, however by that time, many faced a city economy in free fall. Holyoke's mills had closed due to the changing economic landscape of early globalization and deindustrialization; from 1955 to 1970, 1 for every 2 industrial jobs vanished. Despite economic and social difficultie... | 11,450 |
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of the city's population of 39,880.
## Religion.
As a city of built by several immigrant groups throughout its history, Holyoke is home to houses of worship for numerous denominations of Christianity and Judaism. One of the city's oldest monikers was Baptist Village as the first congregation es... | 11,451 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
two Catholic parishes, Holy Cross and Mater Dolorosa were merged into Our Lady of the Cross Parish. A number of other Catholic parishes, including Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Jerome's, and Immaculate Conception Parish also reside in the city.
In addition to its parishes, the city has a number of ... | 11,452 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
the First Lutheran Church of Holyoke, founded in 1867, and the United Methodist Church of Holyoke, South Hadley, and Granby, which meets in South Hadley, which was founded in 1810.
A Greek Orthodox church, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, has also existed in the city since its founding in 191... | 11,453 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
being founded in 1903 but tracing its heritage to the Paper City Lodge of the Order Brith Abraham, founded in 1899, and Sons of Zion being founded in 1901; today both congregations often hold joint services during certain holidays.
# Economy.
## Manufacturing.
Known by its moniker, the "Paper ... | 11,454 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
companies like Eureka Lab Book, Hampden Paper, Hazen Paper, United Paper Box, and University Products. Several international companies also maintain manufacturing facilities in the area, including a power transmission factory for U.S. Tsubaki in Springdale, and a Sonoco cardboard recycling plant ... | 11,455 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
of New Bedford and the Massachusetts Port Authority of Boston. Though the number of service-based jobs overtook Holyoke manufacturing jobs in 1972, the city is still home to an array of manufacturing concerns outside of the paper and textile industries, including several producing industrial mach... | 11,456 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
cast the bronze doors to the U.S. Capitol Building. Today the city is still home to a number of firms specializing in such equipment as medical devices, industrial vacuums, solid waste containers, plastics and rubber manufacturing, bookbinding agents and archival supplies.
In recent years the ci... | 11,457 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
Plant, produces nut-based cheese substitutes known as "Fauxmaggio", as a vegan alternative, selling many of their products in upscale markets in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
## Technology.
In recent years there have been successful efforts to attract high-tech jobs to Holyoke and d... | 11,458 |
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University, Northeastern University, EMC Corporation, and Accenture PLC. The data center has been built in Holyoke in part due to hydropower accessibility as well as the city's extensive fiber network. In 2015, the editors of Popular Mechanics ranked Holyoke as 6th on a list of 14 cities they con... | 11,459 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
in New England, in 1979. Retail has provided the city with a large and steady tax base, contributing over $7 million in taxes annually.
The city also features the corporate headquarters of PeoplesBank, the largest bank in Western Massachusetts, as well as the local Holyoke Credit Union which was... | 11,460 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
The current farmers market, which began in 1979, is regularly held outside city hall on Thursdays from 10 to 2 from May to October. As late as the 1950s, the city maintained a poor farm while, in contrast, during the late 19th century a number of wealthy manufacturers raised thoroughbred Jersey c... | 11,461 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
with the last conventional farm closing in 1982.
Nevertheless smaller market agriculture operations, which began in the 20th century, endure today. Among Holyoke's most notable contemporary agricultural organizations is Nuestras Raices. Established in 1992 by members of the La Finquita community... | 11,462 |
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Bates. In the following decade the two designed and developed their tenth of an acre backyard into a year-round food producing garden, with over 100 perennial plant species which sustain limited wildlife populations, and have remediated soil on the site. Their permaculture garden has been feature... | 11,463 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
for the new industry, due to its low energy costs and proximity to several metropolitan markets. Since the legalization of recreational weed in Massachusetts in 2016, the city has been approached by several cultivation businesses hoping to establish themselves in former mills. In 2018, the first ... | 11,464 |
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of Elementary and Secondary Education; as superintendent, the receiver presides over school curriculum and practices. The city's private schools include Paulo Friere Social Justice High School, Mater Dolorosa Catholic School and Pope Francis High School (now located in Springfield).
The city is ... | 11,465 |
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With the aid of state and federal education grants the college opened the HCC MGM Culinary Arts Institute in cooperation with MGM Springfield in April 2018.
In 2016, Bard College established the first of its microcolleges in Holyoke, its other being based out of Brooklyn. Bard Microcollege Holyo... | 11,466 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
examples of neoclassical architecture in the city of Holyoke, designed by prominent local architect James A. Clough. It sits on Library Park, which was donated by the Holyoke Water Power Company in 1887. The library established in 1870 was originally a room in the old Appleton Street School, and ... | 11,467 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
who designed the building, gave his services gratis because his daughter was a faithful patron of the library. It opened officially in 1902.
At the dedication ceremony William Whiting, library president at the time, referred to the library as the "people's college" and added that: "A library is ... | 11,468 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
number of artists have been associated with the city since its founding, including Irish-American sculptor Jerome Connor, who moved to the city at the age of 14, and became best known for his sculptures in Washington, D.C. including Nuns of the Battlefield, one of only two such memorials in the c... | 11,469 |
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to New York following its acquisition in 1911 by the Hearst Corporation. In literature, Holyoke was the hometown of John Clellon Holmes, whose novel Go is considered to be the first published novel depicting the Beat Generation, predating works of his contemporaries Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsber... | 11,470 |
116799 | Holyoke, Massachusetts | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holyoke,%20Massachusetts | Holyoke, Massachusetts
essay "Family Business" received the United Kingdom's Kraszna-Krausz Photography Book Award in 2004. The 2003 book covered the final days of his father's furniture and real estate businesses in the city, mirroring its deindustrialization and decline.
During the height of its industrial prowess H... | 11,471 |
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American popular musician to achieve mass-media celebrity. During her career her name was known from coast-to-coast and she would out-earn such celebrities as Enrico Caruso and Harry Houdini. Edward Bernays, the "father of public relations" went on to describe her celebrity as "our first symbol o... | 11,472 |
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and The Marx Brothers were known to have played shows in the city at its Victory Theater. Performers from the B. F. Keith Circuit would regularly tour Mountain Park's own playhouse as well. Perhaps the most prominent venue after the 1920s, the Valley Arena Gardens hosted a wide variety of musical... | 11,473 |
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under the direction Josef Stránský and subsequently Willem Mengelberg, and at least one performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1926. These concerts were organized by the Chamber of Commerce, Holyoke Music Club, and Mount Holyoke College, which also brought a number of internationally-ren... | 11,474 |
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of the Arts. These efforts have included introduction of the Victory Players in 2018, an international music residency program which plays contemporary classical music to support the funding of future theater programming. Today Holyoke's venues include Gateway City Arts, a converted paper factory... | 11,475 |
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Phillips Theater.
## Museums.
In addition to the Volleyball Hall of Fame the city is also home to Wistariahurst. Named for the flowered vines which adorn its gardens, the estate was home to the Skinner Family which produced sewing silk and satins, becoming the largest producer of the latter in ... | 11,476 |
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Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments.
The Children's Museum at Holyoke, started by the Junior League of Holyoke in 1984, features a number of hands-on exhibits, including a water table, Lite-Brite wall, and a variety of displays including 2,000 collector Pez dispensers.
## Annual e... | 11,477 |
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to 450,000 people each year. Featured in the parade every year since the first in 1952 is the Holyoke Caledonian Pipe Band, founded in 1910, it is the oldest pipe band continuously operating in the United States.
Since 1962, the city has held an annual Shad Derby every year in May with rare exce... | 11,478 |
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measures, the river is known for a thriving American shad population, which has fluctuated between 226,000 and 778,000 fish since 2000.
Every June since it was first introduced by mayor and LGBT activist Alex Morse in 2012, the city has held a rainbow flag-raising ceremony in recognition of Gay ... | 11,479 |
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the last week of August, the city hosts Celebrate Holyoke at Holyoke Heritage State Park. The event, launched in 1986 to celebrate the opening of the then-new state park, features live music, food, and open house events for businesses in the downtown and canal district. In its first year alone th... | 11,480 |
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local Puerto Rican cuisine, live music, and other events, including honoring different organizations such as the Holy Trinity Greek Church and Nueva Esperanza for their contributions to the community.
Every November, the International Volleyball Hall of Fame presents awards to its next class of ... | 11,481 |
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and other notable contributors to the sport.
## Points of interest.
- Dinosaur Footprints Reservation, preserved dinosaur footprints along the Connecticut River
- East Mountain
- Gateway City Arts, a co-working space for artists and creatives
- Holyoke Canal System
- Holyoke Heritage State ... | 11,482 |
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River", an oil on canvas mural, painted by Ross Moffett and installed in 1936.
- Victory Theater
- Wistariahurst Museum
# Sports.
## Birthplace of Volleyball.
On February 9, 1895, William G. Morgan invented volleyball, originally known as "mintonette" for its similarity to badminton, at the ... | 11,483 |
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the Netherlands, which borrow its name – , of Belfeld, and of Enter.
## Baseball.
The Valley Blue Sox, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, play their home games at Mackenzie Stadium. Previously the Concord Quarry Dogs from 2001 until 2006, the collegiate summer baseball fran... | 11,484 |
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for the team as they often had to coordinate with the athletic departments of Holyoke High School and Holyoke Catholic High School for use of the field at that time. The Millers would leave for New Hampshire after their 1982 season, when the franchise changed its affiliation from the Milwaukee Br... | 11,485 |
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Shore Navigators of Lynn.
## Boxing.
Holyoke has a rich history in the world of boxing. It was in Holyoke that bantamweight Sixto Escobar, the first Puerto Rican to become a world champion, fought and won his first match in the United States, on May 7, 1934, against bantamweight contender and C... | 11,486 |
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February 12, 1983. As the 8th ranked amateur super-heavyweight in the country at the age of 16, Tyson won the fight handily with a knock-out, and gained the Western Massachusetts Golden Gloves title. The Golden Gloves tournament was held in Holyoke from 1958 until 2005, when it was relocated to V... | 11,487 |
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91 in the 1960s, the course required a redesign. From 1966 to 1967 much of the landscape was reshaped by golf architect Al Zikorus; today five holes and seven greens remain of Ross's original designs.
The Wyckoff course opened in 1899 as the Mount Tom Golf Club, and was described as rocky and un... | 11,488 |
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of Oakley Country Club, said he knew such a person, introducing Wyckoff to Ross later that year. Wyckoff brought Ross back to the course, where he suggested key changes, but was unable to prepare plans as he had just signed a two-year contract as professional for the Essex Golf & Country Club. Up... | 11,489 |
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work with the club for many years, completing a full redesign of the course by 1922, which remained unchanged until the construction of I-91 in 1965.
# Parks and recreation.
Holyoke is home to a wide array of municipal, state, and private land trust parks, including several designed by the Olms... | 11,490 |
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department of parks and recreation maintains 47 listed municipal facilities comprising nearly 250 acres, and including several baseball diamonds, playgrounds, a skatepark, basketball courts, tennis courts, a municipal pool, and a dog park. The Holyoke Water Works also maintains land holdings for ... | 11,491 |
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in Holyoke maintained by the Commonwealth's Department of Conservation and Recreation, the largest being the Mount Tom State Reservation, as well as the urban Holyoke Heritage State Park which was built on the site of the former Skinner Silk Mill, adjacent to City Hall.
The Trustees of Reservati... | 11,492 |
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discussion of reopening the property as a nature camp, or potentially as a special permit skiing area, not unlike Mount Snow, however while some have still used the remaining ski slopes in recent years, the area has been subject to vandalism and remains closed with no plans for reopening agreed b... | 11,493 |
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state government as having limited executive powers. For example, the mayor retains appointment of the chief of police directly, including terms of their contract, as well as the three members of the fire commission, without council approval.
The fire commission however has exclusive authority t... | 11,494 |
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legislative body is its City Council, which features seven ward representatives and six councilors at large. Historic records refer to the city council as the "Board of Aldermen" until its name changed in 1992, however the title also reflected a separate body. From 1874 until 1896, the City Counc... | 11,495 |
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from 15 to 13, removing two at-large seats and creating a majority of ward-based seats. The City Council passes the city's final budget, holds hearings, creates departments and commissions, and amends zoning laws.
The city government comprises 33 offices, departments, and agencies, including uti... | 11,496 |
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by Richard Neal of the state's 1st district, and senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey.
Politically, the city's largest block of voters are those belonging to no political party, however in recent years the city has largely supported candidates from the Democratic Party by a wide margin. I... | 11,497 |
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national coverage; a wave of crime set in and the population declined nearly 20% from 1970 through 1990. Since that time, crime has gradually declined, with an increased state police presence, and greater state socioeconomic support programs. Since 2011, state and federal authorities have worked ... | 11,498 |
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an estimated 589 gang members between Holyoke and Chicopee, often with members being offenders and victims in turf battles over narcotics trafficking.
Between 2010 and 2018, the violent crime rate for Holyoke decreased by approximately 14.6%, whereas the property crime rate declined by 26.5%; bo... | 11,499 |
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