Hummelstown Brownstone Quarries

Hummelstown Brownstone Quarries (HM4D2)

Location: Hummelstown, PA 17036 Dauphin County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 15.93', W 76° 42.332'

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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 stonecutters and laborers in its quarries.
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HM NumberHM4D2
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Year Placed2005
Placed ByPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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Date Added Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at 1:48am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 354978 N 4458621
Decimal Degrees40.26550000, -76.70553333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 15.93', W 76° 42.332'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 15' 55.80" N, 76° 42' 19.92" W
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Area Code(s)717
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 106-110 E Main St, Hummelstown PA 17036, US
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