(5) Site of Atlanta’s first tannery and shoe factory, operated by J. C. Orme & Co.

Wilbur Kurtz’s Archival Description:

(5) Site of Atlanta’s first tannery and shoe factory, operated by J. C. Orme & Co. The stream, formerly in this valley, was known as Tanyard Branch.

(Northeast corner, Toolwood Drive and Simpson St.)

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