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Originally constructed in 1743, the tannery was rebuilt after a fire in 1761 and has been restored to look as it did at that time. It was the first industrial building in Bethlehem and was built away from the original residential community on the hill above. Questions for Photo 3 1. Locate the tannery on Drawing 1. Why do you think it was built at this location? 2. What would take place in a tannery? Why would this have been important to the Moravians' economy? * The photo on this screen has a resolution of 72 dots per inch (dpi), and therefore will print poorly. You can obtain a high quality version of Photo 3, but be aware that the file will take as much as 30 seconds to load with a 28.8K modem.
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