Lewis Tannery — Marple, Pennsylvania

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Lewis Tannery

Marple, Pennsylvania

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James Lewis, an active abolitionist, operated a tannery at this site between 1839 and 1865, and before the Civil War it served as a safe house on the Underground Railroad.

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Marple, Pennsylvania · USA

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