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During the Civil War, a shoe factory on this site converted leather into footgear for the Confederate Army. A nearby harness factory made bridles and saddles as well as leather lines and breechings used to hitch horses and mules to gun carriages, wagons, and ambulances, helping move armies through campaigns and battles. Leather came from a local tanyard that treated over 2,000 hides a year, and East Texas plants furnished the South 900 sets of harness and 300 saddles monthly during the war.
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Gilmer, Texas · United States
