East Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
The Atlantic Dye Wood Company
Harborwalk Boston
Dye wood, also called logwood, is the heartwood of a tree native to Central America and the Caribbean that was imported, ground, and distilled to produce a deep black-blue dye used to dye leather, silk, cotton, and wood. The Atlantic Dye Wood Company was established in 1879 on the former Aspinwall and Snelling's wharves and was one of just two dye wood operations in Boston at the Time.
The second dye wood business was also located along the East Boston waterfront the East Boston waterfront north of Central Square. Along this location were two piers where the raw logwood was unloaded. At the base of the pier were two distilleries with ovens used to extract the dye. Several small structures were located on site for the storage of dye wood and other materials. At the end of the 19th century the revolutionary discovery of synthetic dyes affected the dye wood industry. Artificial dyes were much cheaper and just as brilliant in color as the logwood dyes. By 1900, the property was sold to Merchants Ware House Company and was operated as a variety of warehouses.
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Location. 42° 22.287′ N, 71° 2.691′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in East Boston. It is on New Street just north of Summer Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 New St, East Boston MA 02128, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Historic Boston. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: View of East Boston, Mass. 1879 (within shouting distance of this marker); From Boilers to Biotech (approx. 0.2 miles away); East Boston (approx. 0.2 miles away); Carlton's Wharf (approx. 0.2 miles away); Police Officer Ezekial W. Hodson
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 356 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 5, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
