(Courtesy of Harold Wagner)

Shown above is a snapshot of the side of a part of one of the buildings of the Beavertown Isabella Steam Tannery built in 1871 by Samuel Lupher. This was our largest employer until the silk mill came during WWI. The smell and the waste products were pollutants gladly accepted then, but would not be today.

(Where was the building shown located in Beavertown? Answer next month.)

Answer to Last Month

The Beavertown Normal School sessions for school teacher training used what was then the Beavertown High School, which was located on the southeast corner of Center and Walnut Streets. This campus had a tennis court and other recreational facilities for its students. They also had recess so they could be used.

This is now the residence of the Barry Hackenberg family.