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Originally the town served as a port city on the Firth of Forth and is believed to have been founded by Saint Serf during the 6th century.
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Originally based on linen, this quickly moved to wool and factories multiplied, driving the growth of the town.
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Originally a mining town, Telluride now is known for its ski resort, Telluride Ski Resort.
Originally an Illyrian settlement the town was later captured by the Carni.
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Originally an agricultural market town, the construction of the Erie Railroad ( now Norfolk Southern ) in the 1840s made Binghamton the commercial and then the manufacturing hub of the Southern Tier of New York and the adjacent counties in Pennsylvania.
Originally the town focused around the Roman Catholic community that settled near a regular local market frequented by the population of the region on the lower reaches of the river.
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Originally a critic of the military regime headed by Omar Torrijos, he served as its Vice-Minister of Health.
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Originally christened the in Los Angeles in 1942, the ship served in the Pacific theatre and was mothballed in Philadelphia after World War II.
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