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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 774 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ALVA , a See also:

police See also:burgh of See also:Clackmannanshire, See also:Scotland, 34 M. N. of See also:Alloa, See also:terminus of a See also:branch See also:line of the See also:North See also:British railway. Pop. (1891) 5225; (1901) 4624. It is situated at the See also:foot of three front peaks of the Ochils—West See also:Hill (1682 ft.), See also:Middle Hill (1436 ft.) and See also:Wood Hill (1723 ft.). There are See also:spinning-See also:mills, and manufactures of tweeds, tartans and other woollen goods. See also:Silver, See also:lead and other metals have been found in the hills, but not in paying quantities. The glen to the See also:east of the See also:town, in which are abandoned workings, is called the Silver Glen. Alva See also:House is the seat of the Johnstones, a See also:family which has been intimately connected with the See also:district since the latter See also:half of the 18th See also:century.

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