Originally part of Salem, the area we know as Peabody was settled around 1626. In 1752, the area was set off from Salem and incorporated as part of Danvers. The name was changed on April 30, 1868, to Peabody after George Peabody, a noted philanthropist, and later incorporated as a city in 1916. The town began as a farming community, but its streams attracted mills which operated by water power. In particular, Peabody was a major center of New England’s leather industry, and tanneries remained a linchpin of the city’s economy into the second half of the 20th century. The tanneries have since closed, but the city remains known locally as the Leather City or Tanner City.
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12 Elginwood Road
Peabody, MA 01960
Elizabeth Cassidy Folk Art Museum & Peabody Art Association Gallery
33 Washington Street
Peabody, MA 01960
George Peabody House Museum & Peabody Leather Workers Museum – Peabody Visitor Center
205 Washington Street
Peabody, MA 01960
Elizabeth Cassidy Folk Art Museum & Peabody Art Association Gallery
33 Washington Street, Peabody, MA, 01960, US
View WebsiteGeorge Peabody House Museum & Peabody Leather Workers Museum – Peabody Visitor Center
205 Washington Street, Peabody, MA, 01960, US
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