CORRY

a city of Pennsylvania, in Erie co., on the Hrie and Pennsylvania Railroads. It is an important industrial city and has manufactures of steel, machine shop products, flour, locomotives, and gas engines, shovels, toys, etc. It is the site of the State Fish Hatchery. There is a handsome public school and other important public buildings. Several mineral springs and petroleum wells are in the neighborhood. Pop. 1920, 7,228. mer days, authorized by Saracen goyernment. to, and dep. of, France (42° 11’ N., 9° E.); separated from Sardinia in S. by Strait of Bonifacio; over 100 m. long and 50 m. broad; E. coast is exceedingly regular, but W. deeply indented by series of gulfs; interior is mountainous; chief Rotondo (8,000 ft.), in center. A large plain, fertile but marshy, extends from E. coast to foot of mts. Immense tracts of splendid forests—notably of chestnut trees and olives—have been reduced. Higher up are Alpine pastures with many sheep and goats. Most important agricultural products are grain, olives, wines, fruits (notably lemons), and potatoes; timber is largely exported; important fisheries, also coral fishing; several small lead, copper, and antimony mines; minerals include granite, porphyry, Climate is salubrious, except on E. ccast, where the plain is malarious. Cap. is Ajaccio; other ports, Bastia and Calvi. Corsica is an important torpedo station of Fr. navy. Pop. is almost entirely Italian; vendetta still practiced. Isl. was colonized by Phoceans, then by Phcenicians (6th cent. B.C.), and in 3rd cent. B.C. Romans superseded Cart hag in i ans; invaded by Vandals (A.D. 456), Goths, Saracens (852), and Lombards; for a time part of Frankish kingdom; pa ed to Pisans (c. 1100); after long struggle, mastered by Genoese (c. 1350), who sold it to France in 1768; temporarily liberated by Paoli, and occupied by British (1793-6); restored to France (1815). Napoleon was a native of Corsica. During Great War afforded asylum to Serbian refugees. Area, 3,367