Locator: 49225CORNING.
AI prompt: purest sand in the US Corning New York area.
AI reply: false. But it's not that simple.
Full reply:
While no major source of sand in the immediate Corning, New York area is known for extreme purity, the area's glassmaking industry has historically sourced high-purity silica from significant deposits in other parts of the United States. The purest natural quartz sand in the US is found elsewhere.
Primary sources of pure silica sand in the US:
- Spruce Pine, North Carolina;
- Ottawa, Illinois;
- Overton, Nevada;
Corning, New York:
the area around Corning does not have the purest sand but the sand around Corning is more than pure enough for Corning's needs -- so, in fact, Cramer's thesis was essentially correct but that was not the primary reason for siting Corning there.
When was Corning founded? 1851.
Dating back to the start of the company in 1851, Corning's founding family, the Houghtons, saw research and development as a way to stand out in a landscape thick with rival glass makers.
AI prompt: why was Corning founded in Corning New York area
Corning was founded in the Corning, New York, area in 1868 due to its advantageous location as a transportation and industrial center, with access to natural resources via canals and railroads for glass manufacturing.
The Brooklyn Flint Glass Company (later Corning Glass Works) was convinced to relocate there by a local businessman, Elias Hungerford, who saw potential in the town's infrastructure and connections to the Pennsylvania coal fields, vital for powering glass furnaces
It was coal!
Sort of like modern AI large data centers being situated in the Permian and in the Utica. LOL.
It's all about energy!
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Pottery Manufacturing In North Carolina
This is so incredibly cool!
AI prompt: pottery manufacturing development near Spruce Spine North Carolina.
AI reply: while Spruce Pine, NC, is a major center for quartz mining and semiconductor-related industries, it is not a hub for traditional pottery manufacturing; that distinction belongs to Seagrove, NC, which is centuries old and known as the "Handmade Pottery Capital of the United States."
Spruce Pine's industrial development focuses on high-purity minerals rather than clay-based arts and crafts.Spruce Pine's Industrial Focus:
- Mining: Spruce Pine is at the heart of a significant mining district that supplies high-purity quartz used in manufacturing integrated circuits.
- Companies: The mines are primarily owned by global material solutions companies like Sibelco and The Quartz Corp.
North Carolina's Pottery Hub:
- Seagrove: The region historically known for pottery manufacturing is Seagrove, located in central North Carolina, which has a tradition dating back to the 18th century and is considered the "Handmade Pottery Capital of the United States."
Geography:
- Spruce Pine is three hours, almost directly, west of Seagrove, North Carolina
- Spruce Pine is more inland, northwest side of Charlotte, NC
- Seagrove is nearer the cost, on the northeast side of Charlotte, NC
For more: see this on the blog.
