Item 25797 - Grand Lake Stream, ca. 1915
- Item 25797 - Grand Lake Stream, ca. 1915
- Contributed by Maine Historical Society
- Item 25797
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Image Info The chimney is the remnant of the Shaw Brothers Tanning Co., which dominated Grand Lake Stream until it went out of business in 1883.
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Others took over what had been the world's largest tannery until 1898, when it closed for good.
Most of the tannery was demolished, leaving the large brick chimney.
