What proportion of US shoes were produced in Haverhill by the end of 1913?
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Haverhill, Massachusetts, was a major center for shoe manufacturing in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. By the end of 1913, it produced one tenth of all US shoes. The city's shoe industry began in the 1830s, when a number of shoemakers from Lynn, Massachusetts, relocated to Haverhill to take advantage of lower rents and taxes.
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