CHICO — Today, the land where the Diamond Match factory once stood is mostly empty with overgrown rubble amidst Chico’s farms and the Barber Neighborhood; the only remaining buildings are its ...

Wooden matches need several elements to light successfully. English druggist John Walker discovered this fact in 1826, when he invented the friction match. Friction matches work by rubbing two ...

Cloquet’s match and toothpick factory is closing, and 85 people will lose their jobs there as a result, owner Newell Brands announced Monday, May 1. The plant produces Diamond matches and toothpicks, ...

CHICO — While most Diamond Match Co. buildings have disappeared because of time and fire, the houses built for its executives continue to stand tall. Houses constructed by Diamond Match in the early ...

Cloquet’s match and toothpick factory is closing, and 85 people will lose their jobs there as a result, owner Newell Brands announced Monday. The plant produces Diamond matches and toothpicks, a ...

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* Photo: Tim Morris * Aspen This soft white wood is easy to cultivate: Clusters of aspen trees are often single organisms connected at the root, which sprouts new growth after harvesting. Aspen isn't ...