First Kraft Pulp in United States, Marker E-81
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showbizkid
N 36° 28.672 W 077° 38.756
18S E 262950 N 4040208
This marker notes that the first Kraft Paper in the world was manufactured here in 1909. The marker is outside of the main gate to what is now the International Paper Co. plant in Roanoke Rapids.
Waymark Code: WMJP0
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2006
Views: 39
Kraft paper is the kind of paper that brown paper bags are made from. The word kraft means strong in German. Kraft paper is now made using a less corrosive process than the sulfate process. Kraft is difficult to bleach and is usually made into shopping bags and other paper goods that don't require pure white paper.
This marker is in somewhat sorry shape and could use a face lift.
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