What type of leather did the tannery produce?
It is unknown what type of leather the first tannery produced; although, historic research shows that the first and second tanneries tanned cow hides. The second tannery produced union crop leather that was produced to create shoe sole leather. This type of leather utilized a combination of oak and hemlock bark in the tanning processing. It was said to be some of the finest leather produced in Pennsylvania. At peak performance the second tannery was able to produce 60,000 tanned hides a year, more than twice as much as the previous tannery on the site. There is no current evidence that horse, sheep, or deer hides were being tanned at the site.
