1901 Holland Shoe Factory Cornerstone - Holland, Michigan
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member theHostas
N 42° 46.986 W 086° 07.426
16T E 571671 N 4737101
An example of an orphaned cornerstone in Holland, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WMZCHG
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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The cornerstone from the Holland Shoe Factory. The building was finished in 1901 and production started in 1902.
Year of construction: 1901

Full inscription:
The plaque reads: Holland Shoe Factory Utilizing the abundant supply of shoe leather tanned at the Cappon & Bertsch Tannery, the Holland Shoe Factory went into production on this site in 1902. Within a year, the factory had become one of the busiest in Holland, employing 200 people and producing 1,000 pairs of shoes a day. By 1914, these numbers had increased to 400 employees and 3,000 pairs of shoes daily. In 1939, the Holland Shoe Factory merged with the Racine Shoe Company from Wisconsin, forming the Holland-Racine Shoe Company. During World War Two, the company joined the war effort by supplying the US Navy with 240,000 pairs of shoes. In 1964, the Holland-Racine Shoe Company was sold to a St. Louis firm. In February of 1967, it was announced that the plant would close. Competition from low cost imports had taken its toll on Holland-Racine, as well as many other shoe manufacturers across the country.


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