Original Tannery Vats -- Mission San Gabriel Archangel, San Gabriel CA
N 34° 05.835 W 118° 06.414
11S E 397894 N 3773491
This sign stands at the original tannery vats that date from the founding of Mission San Gabriel Archangel in 1778
Waymark Code: WMQWV6
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2016
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This sign explains the history and function of the Mission;s original tannery vats, which were used to make the Mission's most valuable trading product: leather.
The sign reads as follows:
"ORIGINAL TANNERY VATS
Built-in FRANCISCAN ERA, 1771 1843, cowhides from slaughtered cattle were soaked in vats, filled with solution of water and tanning bark, Oak.
GABRILENO INDIANS, lifting hides from solution, pounded and scrape hair from them. Cured leather was the mission's most valuable barter/trade product.
Vats excavated in 1902 by Father Resa, CMF
[Mission cattle brand]"
Group that erected the marker: Claretian Fathers
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
428 S Mission St
San Gabriel, CA
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