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September 16th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda 2004: Bush 64 per cent / Kerry Kerry 36 per cent
TIMELINE
1852 – The village of Dunkirk is established at the intersection of two
regional railroads, one of which links the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
with Chicago.
1877 – The Dunkirk Stone Quarry is opened on the east side of town,
employing 138 men and giving the village a second major employer. The stone
mill was shuttered in 1930.
1900 – In the Census of 1900, the population of Dunkirk peaks at 1,222.
1946 – Oldaker Manufacturing, one of the two remaining factories that
operates in Dunkirk, is founded. The company produces electronic wiring and
other accessories.
1951 – The Rockwell International plant in Kenton is established. The
factory, which made axles, would be a major employer in Hardin county for
over 50 years, with approximately 250 factory workers at its peak in the
1960s and 1970s.
1960 – The population of Dunkirk is 1,006. This is lower than its 1900
level, but represents a rise from a 1952 level of 972.
1976 – Dunkirk is featured on CBS News’ 60 Minutes, as a US “everytown”
facing financial difficulties. A federal government order to build and
maintain an expensive sewage system places severe strains on the town’s
finances.
2000 – The population of Dunkirk falls to 952.
2004 – Rockwell International hands over its Kenton plant to its
affiliate, Meritor. The factory continued to operate, but many Dunkirk
locals mark this as the effective end of the Rockwell plant.
2009 – After purchasing the Rockwell facility from Meritor in 2006,
Sypris Technologies finally shutters the plant completely, beginning phased
layoffs of 232 employees. Sypris’ trailer components production moves to
North Carolina, a “right-to-work” state where unions are weak.
2010 – The population of Dunkirk falls to 875.
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