The Crane and Company Old Stone Mill Rag Room is a National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...

 in Dalton

Dalton, Massachusetts

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, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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, United States

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Located off Main Street, the factory was built in 1844 by Zenas Crane and is "the oldest paper manufactory...in continuous operation at one site." The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

History

Since 1879, the Crane Paper Company

Crane Paper Company

Crane & Co., based in Dalton, Massachusetts, is a manufacturer of cotton-based paper products used in the printing of national currencies, passports and banknotes as well as in social, business, industrial and technical applications. Crane remains the predominant supplier of paper for use in U.S...

 has had the exclusive government contract to manufacture the paper used in the currency of the United States

United States

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