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The Royal Institution of Cornwall was formed in 1818 and moved to its present site in River Street in 1919 to the building that was originally Truro Savings Bank. The museum and art galley are well worth a visit. The museum features collections that depict Cornish history from the earliest times, the Rashleigh mineral collection, pottery, including work by Bernard Leach, and natural history exhibits. The art gallery includes paintings by the well-known Cornish artist John Opie. There are ... visiting exhibitions throughout the year. It has an interesting shop and spacious café which is a popular meeting place.
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Verizon announced that its ultra-fast FiOS Internet service is now available to customers in parts of the town of Cornwall, the village of Cornwall on Hudson, the city of Newburgh and the city and town of Poughkeepsie. FiOS Internet is already available in many other New York communities, including parts of the southern portion of the town of Poughkeepsie near Wappingers and in the Spackenkill area. Additional parts of the Hudson Valley and other New York neighborhoods will become eligible for the service as Verizon continues to deploy its new fiber-optic network.
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Many place names in Cornwall are associated with Christian missionaries described as coming from Ireland and Wales in the fifth century AD and usually called saints (See List of Cornish saints). The historicity of some of these missionaries is problematic[49] and it has been pointed out by Doble that it was customary in the Middle Ages to ascribe such geographic origins to saints.[50] Some of these saints are not included in the early lists of saints.[51]
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Knor Plast, an innovative Cornwall firm, has been recognized as one of Canada’s Fastest Growing Companies for 2007 by Profit Magazine. In fact, the firm under the entrepreneurial leadership of its founder and President, Eric Lang, ranked an impressive 10th on a list of 100 firms.
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The Dukedom of Cornwall always belongs to the eldest son of the Sovereign. Cornwall was the first dukedom ever conferred in the Kingdom of England, being created for Edward, the Black Prince, the eldest son of Edward III in 1337. After Edward predeceased the King, the dukedom was recreated for his son, the future Richard II. Under a charter of 1421, the dukedom passes to the Sovereign's eldest son and heir.
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Britain's Prince Charles smells an organic garlic clove next to his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall during a 2005 visit to California. Charles is a vocal opponent of genetically modified crops and decided to convert his Duchy Home Farm to organic methods around 20 years ago. REUTERS/Frankie Frost/Pool
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