. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. ted to operate the mill, after which anumber of establishments sprung up which were conductedmostly by English weavers. Germantown, besides having the credit of erecting thefirst paper mill in Pennsylvania, also erected the first tan- 42 The Pennsylvania-German Society, nery. There were several small streams that passedthrough the town that were suitable for tanners. It atone time was the principal leather mart of the of the oldest families in the town were engaged intransforming the raw hides into leather, while others wereengaged
. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. ted to operate the mill, after which anumber of establishments sprung up which were conductedmostly by English weavers. Germantown, besides having the credit of erecting thefirst paper mill in Pennsylvania, also erected the first tan- 42 The Pennsylvania-German Society, nery. There were several small streams that passedthrough the town that were suitable for tanners. It atone time was the principal leather mart of the of the oldest families in the town were engaged intransforming the raw hides into leather, while others wereengaged in the manufacture of shoes. These wares wereshipped in large quantities to adjoining States. The fur hat business was carried on extensively in thetown about 1800, but the introduction of silk hats about1843 drove the manufacturers out of business. Amongthe families engaged in the manufacture of hats were theSchaeffers, Ployds, Elliotts, Greens, Bowmans and Mur-ters. None of these industries are now carried on inGermantown. jRi&IStaSBBnMflMi. Revolutionary Powder Milt, and First Cotton MnA inFishers Hou«ow.
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