The Rumely Companies

The Rumely Companies (HMT3T)

Location: La Porte, IN 46350 LaPorte County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 36.612', W 86° 43.419'

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Meinrad Rumely (1823-1904), a German immigrant, founded a blacksmith shop here 1853, which grew into a dominant company through reorganizations and acquisitions. Rumely companies in La Porte benefited from available rail transportation plus German and later Polish immigrant laborers. Products included a wide variety of agricultural machines.

Side Two

Rumely's prizewinning thresher later became one of the earliest powered by steam. Thousands of OilPull tractors sold worldwide 1910-1930. Rumely companies were at the forefront of mechanization of American and world agriculture and had significant impact on La Porte. Allis-Chalmers acquired the firm 1931 and closed La Porte plant 1983.
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HM NumberHMT3T
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series
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Marker Number46.2003.1
Year Placed2003
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau, and Rumely Historic Recognition Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 8:21am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 523025 N 4606535
Decimal Degrees41.61020000, -86.72365000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 36.612', W 86° 43.419'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 36' 36.72" N, 86° 43' 25.14" W
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Area Code(s)219
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 600-698 Madison St, La Porte IN 46350, US
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