Hummelstown Brownstone Quarries

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Hummelstown Brownstone Quarries Two miles south of the Dauphin County community of Hummelstown remain indelible reminders of one of Pennsylvania’s most recognized contributions to nineteenth-and early twentieth-century architecture,the gaping quarries of the Hummelstown Brownstone Company. Between 1863 and 1929, the company excavated the peculiarly colored sandstone, formed millions of years ago, which is among the finest...
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