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FMC Changes Front Royal with Major Plant Jobs and Growth
FMC and its forerunner American Viscose reshaped Front Royal and Warren County through a 1937 plant start and 1940 production. The site provided 2200 jobs at full capacity, boosted population and tax base, spurred unionized labor, and supported rayon and polyester output with clients like Firestone and Michelin.
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Front Royal
American Viscose Corporation
FMC
Warren County
Alfred Ingram
Vanderbilt University
Ingram
Lorin A. Thompson
University of Virginia
Textile Workers Union of America
Percy Rogers
Chamber of Commerce
Rogers
Avlin
Avril
Burlington
J. P. Stevens
Spring Mills
Lowenstein
Firestone
B.F. Goodrich
Michelin
Uniroyal
American Viscose Corp
West Virginia
William J. Wheeler
Philadelphia
Albert G. Ruff
Radford
DuPont
Old Virginia Packing Company
Riverton Lime and Stone Company