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  1. Parchment — Kalamazoo Public Library

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    Crown-Vantage, which operated from 1995-2000, was the last company to manufacture paper in Parchment. The closing of the Crown-Vantage mill was a hard blow to the city of Parchment. No longer the “Paper City,” the town that Kindleberger built has begun to find other ways to keep itself afloat. Parchment has remained relatively small in size.
    The small city of Parchment has a fascinating history that is inextricably tied to the product that gave it that name. For much of the twentieth century, the town of Parchment and the Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Company grew and prospered together with the rest of the paper industry in the region.
    If there was ever a town with a purpose, it was Parchment. In 1909 Jacob Kindleberger set up shop in an abandoned sugar beet factory on the banks of the Kalamazoo River. His mission, like many other Kalamazoo entrepreneurs during that period, was to use the natural resources and convenient location of his factory to build a successful paper mill.
    For much of the twentieth century, the town of Parchment and the Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Company grew and prospered together with the rest of the paper industry in the region. In recent years, however, the paper mill has closed its doors, and Parchment has had to redefine itself and its role in the larger world.
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