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Brooklyn Cooperage Company
Industrial 1900s
About
Primary occupant and operator; manufacturer of barrel staves at Brooklyn Cooperage Company Site
Notable event: Closure of Operations (1927) — The plant closed in 1927 due to the combination of depleted timber resources and the devastating May 9, 1927 tornado, ending its major industrial operation.
Notable event: Construction of Butler County Railroad (circa 1900s) — Brooklyn Cooperage Company constructed the entire Butler County Railroad line specifically to haul timber from logging operations to the cooperage plant, demonstrating vertical integration of manufacturing and transportation.
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- Era Active
- 1900s
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Extracted from historic site: Brooklyn Cooperage Company Site
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Brooklyn Cooperage Company Site
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