Vestal in Broome County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

1870 Tannery

May 24, 2018

1. 1870 Tannery Marker

Inscription. Ezekiel Clark tanned sheep hides here in thirty-six vats of hemlock bark. Last owner U.S. Leather closed business ca. 1900.

Erected 2017 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 386.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 42° 4.313′ N, 76° 2.798′ W. Marker is in Vestal, New York, in Broome County. It is on Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 925 Main Street, Vestal NY 13850, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Choconut Mill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Vestal Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); Canal Towpath (approx. one mile away); Vestal 1823-1872 (approx. one mile away); War Memorial (approx. one mile away); Vestal Festival 2000 Time Capsule (approx. one mile away); Vestal Parkway (approx. one mile away); Vestal Central School District Bicentennial Capsule (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vestal.

May 24, 2018

2. 1870 Tannery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 350 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.