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Clifton| City in Passaic County, northeastern New Jersey, USA, just to the west and northwest of Passaic; population (1990) 71,800. The city is a manufacturing centre, making steel, chemicals, electronic equipment, machinery, paper, and metal goods, plastics, textiles, and cosmetics. There are numerous office buildings and a large residential component, with many commuters to New York City. |
| Clifton was a 17th-century fur trade centre. Acquiring territory from Paterson (1831) and Little Falls (1868), it was once part of Passaic, but separated in 1917. Clifton was industrialized in the 1930s. |
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Bristol
Brown, Thomas Edward
Chenier, Clifton
Clifton Forge
Clifton, James
Fadiman, Clifton Paul
Firth, Charles Harding
Funk, Isaac K
Gregory, Richard Arman
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Noland, Kenneth Clifton
Passaic County
Paterson
Percival, John
Sorby, Henry Clifton
Sprague, Clifton
Tilden, William Augustus
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| Then came the yellow of Clifton of Buckinghamshire; and the blue of Gilbert of the White Hand--he who was renowned in Nottinghamshire; and the green of Elwyn the Welshman; and the White of Robert of Cloudesdale; and, after them, five other captains of bands, each a man of proved prowess. Round Clifton Hampden, itself a wonderfully pretty village, old- fashioned, peaceful, and dainty with flowers, the river scenery is rich and beautiful. We shall drive directly to Clifton and dine there; and, as soon as dinner is over, if there is time for it, go on to Kingsweston. |