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Remember when Fred Rueping Leather Co. was one of Fond du Lac's most celebrated businesses?
FOND DU LAC – One of the city's most prevalent businesses that is long gone but not forgotten is Fond du Lac's very first tannery. The Fred Rueping Leather Co. operated on the bank of the Fond du Lac River near Rees and Doty streets — next to what …