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The cobblestone Blacksmith shop
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Down Palmyra Street, near the creek, was the blacksmith of Will Henion who, with his son, George, shod horses for many years. Near him at the south was the cooper shop of Henry Gillette, a ramshackle place with worn out machinery, where one took his life in his hands if he went to work, for you never knew what minute a pulley or wheel would fly off its shaft. The old boiler was condemned every time an inspector came along, still Gillette managed to keep going for many years.
Then came the wagon shop of William Eisentradger, an old German who made wagons for many years. On the spot where this shop stood, now stands The Marion Canning Factory and the railroad bed is part of the building foundation.
This 1889 photo was taken in 1889. The cobblestone blacksmith shop was owned by Marion Canning Company from 1945-1953.The writing on the larger building says: JB Malcom & Co; Dealers in evaporated fruits,beans ad farm produce. On loan from Marion Historian Carolyn Adriaansen.
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