Brooks Brothers
Mill, Manhattan, New York.
- Side
- Union
- Kind
- Mill
- Where
- Manhattan, New York
- Years
- 1861-1865
BROOKS BROTHERS
Outfitted New York state troops with uniforms of shredded rags glued together, which fell apart in the rain, and is credited with bringing the word shoddy into American usage. Grant, Sherman, Hooker and Sheridan bought their uniforms from the firm.
Then
Outfitted New York state troops with uniforms. The cloth was shredded rags glued together, the uniforms fell apart in the rain, and Brooks Brothers is credited with bringing the word shoddy into American usage. Grant, Sherman, Hooker and Sheridan bought their uniforms from the firm.
Now
The nearest railroad in service today is a line owned by a smaller railroad, about 1.9 miles from the center of Manhattan.
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