Hummelstown Brownstone Quarries
Inscription
High quality brownstone was quarried near here, 1863-1929, and sold across the nation as a preferred masonry material of builders. The Hummelstown Brownstone Company, founded by Allen Walton, employed immigrant skilled stone-cutters and laborers in its quarries.
Location
Address104 E Main St., Hummelstown
CityHummelstown
CountyDauphin
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates40.265530, -76.705600
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