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Hummelstown Brownstone Company

1863 establishments in Pennsylvania1929 disestablishments in PennsylvaniaAmerican companies established in 1863Buildings and structures in Dauphin County, PennsylvaniaDefunct companies based in Pennsylvania
Defunct mining companies of the United StatesIndustrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in PennsylvaniaNational Register of Historic Places in Dauphin County, PennsylvaniaNon-renewable resource companies disestablished in 1929Non-renewable resource companies established in 1863Stone buildings in the United States
THE QUARRIES OF HUMMELSTONE BROWNSTONE COMPANY, DAUPHIN COUNTY, PA
THE QUARRIES OF HUMMELSTONE BROWNSTONE COMPANY, DAUPHIN COUNTY, PA

From 1863 to 1929, the Hummelstown Brownstone Company owned and operated quarries in the Hummelstown, Pennsylvania area which produced Hummelstown brownstone, once widely used as a building stone throughout the US. The quarries of the Hummelstown Brownstone Company are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Hummelstown Brownstone Company
Landvater Road, Derry Township

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17036 Derry Township
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