Nelson and Rice Currier Shop, (Tannery), Shrewsbury (Mass.)

Nelson and Rice Currier Shop, (Tannery), Shrewsbury (Mass.)

Nelson and Rice Currier Shop, Main Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Historic buildings -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Tanneries -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; Leather goods -- History -- Shrewsbury (Mass.) ; U.S. -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Nelson and Rice Currier Shop located on Main Street,











opposite South Street, Shrewsbury (Mass.) During the Civil War, Nelson and











Rice supplied many leather goods for the Union soldiers. Hides came in











to North Grafton (Mass.), by Rail Road and were “teamed” to Shrewsbury











by a four-horse express wagon seen in this picture.

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Harlow family, Shrewsbury (Mass.)

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