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Oshkosh (ŏsh`kŏsh'), city (1990 pop. 55,006), seat of Winnebago co., E Wis., on Lake Winnebago where the Upper Fox River enters; inc. 1846. Its manufactures include automobile parts, wood products, electrical equipment, and machinery; its renowned bib-overalls factory closed in 1997. Oshkosh is a summer resort, noted for its annual experimental aircraft convention. Father Allouez Allouez, Claude Jean (klōd zhäN älwā`), 1622–89, French Jesuit missionary in Canada and the American Midwest. ..... Click the link for more information. visited the site in 1670; French explorers traveled there in the 18th cent.; and a French fur-trading post was set up in the early 19th cent. Oshkosh grew as a lumber town. The downtown area was destroyed by fire in 1875. A branch of the Univ. of Wisconsin is there. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Oshkosh Truck Corporation (NYSE:OSK) announced today that the company has been awarded a contract by the Egyptian Ministry of Defense to provide specially designed military trucks for its logistics and transport requirements. BEIJING -- Oshkosh Truck Corporation [NYSE: OSK] announced today that the company has signed a purchase contract with Shanghai Baojiang Automobile for the sale of one Oshkosh[R] Striker aircraft rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) vehicle to Quzhou Airport in China. Today, AK Specialty Vehicles, a subsidiary of Oshkosh Truck Corporation (NYSE:OSK) and a leader in mobile medical, homeland security command and communications and broadcast vehicles, announced it will change its name to Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles. |
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