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2. Hummelstown Brownstone Company - Wikipedia

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   By the late 1920s, due to improved methods of building and changes in building color preference, demand for brownstone declined. In 1927, the operations of the quarry ceased. [5] Two years later, with the onset of the Great Depression, the Hummelstown Brownstone Company was officially dissolved.

3. List of quarries in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Chile Bar Slate company quarry, off of highway CA193 next to the American River near Placerville, California; Limestone quarry near Auburn, California of the Mountain Quarries Company of San Francisco, a subsidiary of Pacific Portland Cement Company, near confluence of the North Fork and the Middle Fork of the American River.

4. Brownstone - Wikipedia

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   In the 19th century, Basswood Island, Wisconsin was the site of a quarry run by the Bass Island Brownstone Company, which operated from 1868 into the 1890s.The brownstone from this and other quarries in the Apostle Islands was in great demand, with brownstone from Basswood Island being used in the construction of the first Milwaukee County Courthouse in the 1860s.

5. Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry - Wikipedia

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   The Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry, also known as the Basswood Island Quarry, on Basswood Island in Lake Superior was operational from 1868 to 1893. The brownstone was first used for construction of the second Milwaukee County Courthouse, now demolished. The quarry, now filled with water, is about 200 feet (61 m) long and about 25 feet ...

6. Hummelstown brownstone - Wikipedia

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   Hummelstown brownstone is a medium-grain, dense sandstone quarried near Hummelstown in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA. It is a dark brownstone with reddish to purplish hues, and was once widely used as a building stone in the United States.

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