Travis, Staten Island
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Travis is a residential and industrial neighborhood in west-central Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City.
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Frederick Walton
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Frederick Edward Walton, was an English manufacturer and inventor whose invention of Linoleum in Chiswick was patented in 1863. He also invented Lincrusta in 1877.
Travis, Staten Island
…in 1655. In 1873, the American Linoleum Company acquired 300 acres in the area to build the nation's first linoleum factory. The inventor of Linoleum, Frederick Walton, spent two years in Travis setting up the factory. Many skilled English immigrants arrived to work in the factory in its early days, and the area was…
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