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Chuctanunda Creek made Market Hill the first industrial center of Amsterdam as early mills drew power from the falling water. Immigrants arrived to fill a growing array of jobs turning out springs, plows, carpets and knitted underwear. Several trolley lines helped the city expand beyond the ridge into neighborhoods not visible from the river.
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