Old Tannery Farm, once home of John Brown

A number of Hudson Ohio's historic plaques reference John Brown.  The famous abolitionist came to Hudson with his family as a five-year old in 1805.  

John's father Owen, often referred to as Squire Brown, played a major role in ...

Sherburne Tannery

Near site of old

Sherburne Tannery

Est. by John Sherburne

about 1790. After clearing

land the business brought

him over $100,000.

Marker is on Batter Street (County Route 94) near North Road, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Kerner Tannery

300 yards Northwest of this marker, near the creek branch, stood a tannery begun by John Frederick and Philip Kerner, two sons of Joseph Kerner for who the town was named. During the War between the States (1861-1865) the tannery ...

Appleman's Tannery

From 1790 to 1862, Philip Appleman (1755-1830) and his son John (1793-1862) operated a tannery and harness shop on the land that included this property and the four properties to your right, and extended back to South Street (now Washington ...

The Winebrenner Tannery

The Scene of Repeated Cavalry Charges

By the time the counter attack on the 5th New York Cavalry Regiment had reached this area, the center of Hanover was once again under Union control. The New Yorkers continued along Frederick Street but ...

The Costello Tannery

1880-1924

On this site once known as North Wharton, P.H. Costello and P.C. Costello of Oneida, NY., built what was then the worlds largest tannery. By Dec. 1881 the tannery consumed 32,000 cord of bark annually for a yearly output of ...

Benicia Historic Tannery - Circa 1890

In the early Twentieth century, Benicia supplied one-third of California's leather, much of it tanned on this site by Kullman, Salz & Company. Beginning in 1881, early tannery structures occupied the western half of this block and by 1891 tannery ...

Tannery

Sparrowbush Tannery

Built in 1850

by Maurice M. Schultz.

Burned and rebuilt in 1867.

Closed in 1932.

Marker is on New York Route 97, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

John Brown Tannery

John Brown of Ossawatomie and Harper's Ferry worked here as a tanner, 1825-35. The nearby house was then his home. His first wife and son are buried near.

Marker is on John Brown Road 0.2 miles south of Pennsylvania Route 77, ...

John Brown's Tannery

On the side road, a short distance south, are the remains of the tannery and home built by the noted abolitionist of Harper's Ferry fame. Here, he lived and worked from 1825 to 1835, employing as many as 15 men ...