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Gougler Smoke Stack Closer to Demolition

Crews keep chewing away at old factory, expose base of smoke stack

In a little less than a month a landmark that has loomed large over Kent's landscape for almost a century will disappear forever.

Demolition crews working at the former C.L. Gougler and Machine Co. on Lake Street have a target date of April 25 for demolishing the old factory's massive smoke stack.

The former factory, which dates to around 1920, has been under demolition since December.

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