Dery Silk Mill
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The historic Dery Silk Mill building in Catasaqua, PA.
Waymark Code: WMN72
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2006
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Dery Silk Mill
Here was D. George Dery’s first Pennsylvania silk mill, built 1897 and later enlarged. By 1914, Dery had 15 mill in this state & one in Massachusetts, employing some 4000 people; was considered the world’s largest individual silk manufacturer. Operations ceased, 1923.
Marker Name: Dery Silk Mill
County: Lehigh
Date Dedicated: 10/18/1998
Marker Type: City
Location: 101 Race Street, Catasauqua
Category: Business & Industry, Buildings, Mills
Website: Not listed
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