Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
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Hummelstown, Pennsylvania Fredrickstown |
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Hummelstown square
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| Motto: Your kind of town... | |
 Location in Dauphin County and state of Pennsylvania. |
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| Coordinates: 40°15′55″N 76°42′31″W / 40.26528°N 76.70861°WCoordinates: 40°15′55″N 76°42′31″W / 40.26528°N 76.70861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Dauphin |
| Settled | 1762 |
| Incorporated (borough) | 1874 |
| GovernmentThere are 12 seats on the borough council | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Bradley Miller |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
| • Land | 1.2 sq mi (3.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 397 ft (121 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,538 |
| • Density | 3,698/sq mi (1,427.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 17036 |
| Area code(s) | 717 |
| FIPS code | 42-36232 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1213972 |
| Website | www |
Hummelstown is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,520 as of 2013. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Originally named "Fredrickstown", the village was established in 1762. The borough's mayor is Bradley Miller. Hummelstown is a Tree City and is located in District 15 of the Pennsylvania State Senate, centrally located between Harrisburg and Hershey, making it a common tourist drive-through. It has several businesses and shops designed to capitalize on the amount of tourist travel through the small town.
Hummelstown was founded as "Fredrickstown" in 1762 by two Germans, Frederick and Rosina Hummel. They purchased the land for 200 pounds sterling, then divided the area into building lots, which were sold to German settlers. During the mid 19th century, the Union Canal along Swatara Creek was an important factor in the development of the local economy, promoting trade and transportation.
The town was located on the Berks-Dauphin Turnpike, and later it was served by the Union Canal which paralleled Swatara Creek bordering the north and the west sides of the town, and was opened in 1827. The Lebanon Valley Railroad arrived in 1858. This brought about many jobs of stone cutting and shipyard work and helped facilitate the Hummelstown Brownstone Company which became the leading employer of Hummelstown residents. The company mined Hummelstown brownstone at its quarries from 1867 until 1929. The company was the largest producer of brownstone on the East Coast.
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