Isaac J. Collins
Isaac Jacob Collins (October 27, 1874 – October 22, 1975) was an American businessman who founded the Anchor Hocking, Anchor Hocking Corp. Born in Salisbury, Maryland, as a young man Isaac Collins moved to Lancaster, Ohio to work as a decorator at a pressed glass manufacturing company. There, he founded the Hocking Glass Company in 1905 which became the Anchor Hocking Corp. following a 1937 merger with the Anchor Cap Co. Collins served as president of the new Anchor Hocking and in 1944 was appointed chairman of the board of directors. Isaac Collins owned Fairfield Stock Farm near Lancaster from which he raised both Thoroughbred and Standardbred horses. Among his successful Thoroughbreds were the filly Paradisical whose wins included the 1935 Kentucky Oaks and the Ohio Derby against males, and the colt Vulcan's Forge (horse), Vulcan's Forge who won the 1949 the Santa Anita Handicap, Santa Anita and Suburban Handicaps. Collins was appointed to the Ohio Racing Commission in 19 ...
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Salisbury, Maryland
Salisbury () is a city in and the county seat of Wicomico County, Maryland, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States, and the largest city in Eastern Shore of Maryland, the state's Eastern Shore region. The population was 33,050 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Salisbury is the principal city of the Salisbury metropolitan area, Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is the commercial hub of the Delmarva Peninsula, which was long devoted to agriculture and had a southern culture. It calls itself "The Comfortable Side of Coastal". History Salisbury's location at the head of Wicomico River (Maryland eastern shore), Wicomico River was a major factor in growth. At first, it was a small colonial outpost set up by Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, Lord Baltimore. Salisbury's location at the head of the Wicomico River was seen to be a convenient location for trading purposes. Due to the similar physical attributes as well as the nationalit ...
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