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Caption: Marker detail: Prattsville Tannery
Additional Description: Thousands upon thousands of hemlock trees were cut down throughout the Catskills, their bark peeled and then used to tan hides to supply the nation's demand for leather during the Civil War.
Submitted: March 24, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p514492
File Size: 2.315 Megabytes

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