Today I took pictures of the old tannery building next to my house. Peabody Massachusetts was heavily involved in the leather business. A.C. Lawerence was the biggest name in the Peabody Tannery industry and made Peabody the major center in the New England tanneries. Peabody High's sports teams are named the tanneries as well. There is still one tannery that still tans leather and that is on Upton Street in Peabody. The rest of the old tanneries around Peabody were either turned into apartments or are run downed. My great grandpa Joe (who I did a blog on eariler this year) is in the Peabody Tannery museum which is located next to the George Peabody House on Washingon street. Peabody is still called the Leather City to this day.

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