This section is from "The American Cyclopaedia", by George Ripley And Charles A. Dana. Also available from Amazon: The New American Cyclopędia. 16 volumes complete..
Alcoy, a town of Spain, in Valencia, in the province and 23 m. N. of Alicante; pop. about 25,000. It is well built, in a picturesque site between two streams, and has extensive manufactures of paper, cloth, linen, and excellent sugar-plums. The best paper for cigarettes is made here.
 
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