Screw Capital of the World

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Screw Capital of the World is an industrial nickname highlighting Rockford, Illinois’s historic prominence in screw and fastener manufacturing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf industrial nickname
appliesToIndustry fastener manufacturing
screw manufacturing
associatedWithCity Rockford NERFINISHED
associatedWithState Illinois NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
economicContext industrial manufacturing
historicalContext 20th-century U.S. manufacturing era
language English
notableFor high concentration of screw and fastener producers in Rockford
reasonForNickname historic prominence in fastener manufacturing
historic prominence in screw manufacturing
refersTo Rockford, Illinois NERFINISHED
relatedConcept industrial nickname
manufacturing hub
usedAs promotional slogan for Rockford’s manufacturing heritage

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Rockford, Illinois nicknamed Screw Capital of the World