American Viscose Co.
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Gosffo
N 39° 49.301 W 075° 24.729
18S E 464727 N 4408047
It's not silk, it's rayon!
Waymark Code: WM8HKC
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2010
Views: 4
Marker Text: The first company in North America to successfully manufacture an artificial fiber (rayon). Plant employees, many of whom were women, lived in Viscose Village, a planned community built in 1912-1915 and designed by Ballinger and Perrot of Phila. In the English Domestic Revival style. The Marcus Hook plant contributed significantly to the country's defense in both World Wars-- supplying fiber for many military applications.
Marker Name: American Viscose Co.
County: Delaware
Date Dedicated: 10/05/2002
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Viscose Village Plaza, Marcus Hook
Category: Buildings, Business & Industry, Entrepreneurs, Labor, Military, Military Post-Civil War, Women
Website: [Web Link]
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