 Papermaking began as an industry in Dalton in the early 19th century, and was dominated by Zenas Crane's operations by the early 1820s.Crane and Company controlled numerous papermaking operations throughout the Berkshires, but it was headquartered in Dalton, where the Crane family lived.The family built several large estates on the north side of Main Street, notably Sugar Hill, the home of Winthrop Murray Crane, who oversaw the company's success in the late 19th century, and served as Governor of Massachusetts.