Hummelstown is a

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, United States. The population was 4,535 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the

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. Originally named Fredrickstown, the town was established in 1762. Hummelstown is a Tree City and is located in District 15 of the Pennsylvania State Senate. It is centrally located between

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and

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, making it a common tourist drive-through. It has several businesses and shops designed to capitalize on the tourist travel that passes through town.Hummelstown profile
fizber.com; accessed December 3, 2016.

History

Hummelstown was founded as "Fredrickstown" in 1762 by two Germans, Frederick and Rosina Hummel. They purchased the land for 200

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, then divided the area into building lots, which were sold to German settlers. During the mid-19th century, the Union Canal along

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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

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work and helped facilitate the Hummelstown Brownstone Company which became the leading employer of Hummelstown residents. The company mined

Hummelstown brownstone Hummelstown brownstone is a medium-grain, dense sandstone quarried near Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, Hummelstown in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA. It is a dark brownstone with reddish to purplish hues, and was once ...

at its quarries from 1867 until 1929. The company was the largest producer of

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on the East Coast. Throughout the history of the town it has been a stopping point for tourists traveling to Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania, or to Hershey, the home of Hershey Foods,

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, and Chocolate World. At various times Hummelstown has been as close as from up to ten different professional sports teams, such as the Harrisburg Heat,

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, and the

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. The

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has had several ceremonies conducted in Hummelstown over the years. The borough celebrated its semiquincentennial or 250-year anniversary in 2012. The Dr. William Henderson House, Keystone Hotel, Enoch Matlack House, and Zion Lutheran Church and Graveyard are listed on the

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. The Hummelstown Historical Society building is located at North Rosanna Street and North Alley Street in the original building for the Zion Lutheran Church, which is now the main brownstone church on Main Street of Hummelstown. The society has a library, museum, and genealogy section, and hosts numerous Native American

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s, such as

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s, and

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. Hummelstown is within a thirty-minute drive of several colleges and educational institutions, such as HACC, Lebanon Valley College,

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, YTI Career Institute, Kepler Career Institute, and VoTech. Many residents of Hummelstown have jobs in Derry Township, mainly through Hershey Foods and its subsidiaries. Hummelstown currently has three

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s in the town, one for the town's oldest church, one for a former Revolutionary War gun factory, and the other for the Hummelstown Brownstone company.Hummelstown Brownstone Quarries Marker
hmdb.org; accessed December 3, 2016.

Geography

Hummelstown is located in southern Dauphin County at (40.265168, −76.710995) at an elevation of above sea level. According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and , or 6.31%, is water.

, a southward-flowing tributary of the

Susquehanna River The Susquehanna River ( ; Unami language, Lenape: ) is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, crossing three lower Northeastern United States, Northeast states (New York, Pennsylvani ...

, forms the northern and western border of Hummelstown, and there is one unnamed pond by the Hummel Nature Trail east of the 7–11, at the end of town, next to the

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baseball field.

Climate

The climate of Hummelstown is similar to Harrisburg's. The lows during winter reach about , and the highs during summer reach about . Hummelstownclimatechart

Weather

Few

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es or

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s striking Hummelstown over the years. In 1992 the borough was hit by a bow tornado. In past years the town has been hit by only several hurricanes, the most severe being

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which knocked out two key bridges in the town. Hummelstown has had numerous

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s. In 1996, a

hit with ; in 1997, a

hit Hummelstown with of snow. In 2004, a blizzard with hit Hummelstown, and a

hit Hummelstown in 2010 with a record-setting .

Highways

U.S. Route 322 U.S. Route 322 (US 322) is a , east–west United States Highway, traversing Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The road is a spur route, spur of U.S. Route 22, US 22 and one of the original highways from 1926. A portion of it at one time was c ...

skirts the south side of the borough as the Hummelstown Bypass. U.S. Route 422 branches off US 322 just east of the borough limits. The center of Hershey is east of the center of Hummelstown, and Harrisburg is to the west. East of the center of Hummelstown, Main Street ends at the Boro Bar and Walton Avenue (previously Main Street) turns into and becomes PA Route 39/Hersheypark Road. At the west end of Hummelstown, Fiddlers Elbow Road crosses the US 322 bypass without access to it, then leads south to the PA 283 expressway. Main Street, leaving Hummelstown to the west, joins

. Going east Main Street turns into PA Route 39 at what part is known as Hersheypark Drive in Derry Township.

Demographics

According to the

the median house value in Hummelstown is $99,400. Directly within the main limits of the town, excluding those of the development of Graystone, as well as those that have Hummelstown addresses, there is a total of 1,953 housing units. Hummelstown is home to many older homes; a large number were built in the earlier decades of the 1900s. According to the United States Census Bureau, the estimated upkeep cost and home improvement costs to percentage of house value in Hummelstown, has a median of less than 15% (which comes to a median cost of $14,910).

2000 census records

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,360 people, 1,879 households, and 1,200 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 1,953 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 97.02%

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, 0.32%

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, 0.02% Native American, 1.06% Asian, 0.07%

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, 0.67% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.51% of the population. There were 1,879 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were

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living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91. In the borough, the population exhibited a varied distribution, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% aged 18 to 24, 32.0% aged 25 to 44, 21.1% aged 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years or older. The median age stood at 38 years. There were 95.0 males for every 100 females, and among those aged 18 and over, there were 93.4 males per 100 females. The

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for a household in the borough was $41,625, and the median income for a family was $50,572. Males had a median income of $36,500 versus $27,547 for females. The

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for the borough was $21,394. About 4.2% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the

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, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

Annual cultural events

* The Lollipop Drop – New Year's Eve (discontinued) * Movie Nights – at the Herbert A. Schaffner Memorial Park * Taste of Hummelstown – food sampling by restaurants along the Main Street * The Hummelstown Arts Festival – a non-profit annual arts festival held each September to raise money for scholarships for graduating seniors at Lower Dauphin High School continuing their education in the arts. *Hummelstown Winter Fling - January event featuring music, food, and drinks on the square. Established in 2014. *

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–

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is the night used for the annual Trick or Treat. Houses with their porchlight on from 6 pm until 8 pm are houses participating. Borough of Hummelstown
Calendar of Events

Museums and other points of interest

Hummelstown has a historical society constructed with Hummelstown brownstone. The Hummelstown Historical Society is both a museum and

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. The town is home to a historical landmark, the Warwick Hotel, which is still a

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reminiscent of its pre- Revolutionary War days.

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stayed a night there and drank from its bar. Indian Echo Caverns, located one-half mile south of the borough limits, is one of the main attractions near Hummelstown. The caverns were originally used by the

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tribe, who lived and hunted in the nearby area until they vanished in the 1670s; it opened to the public in 1929. The shortline Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad operates heritage and freight service between its namesake towns of Middletown and just south of Hummelstown proper, stopping in front of the Indian Echo Caverns entrance. The Hummelstown Borough Council has expressed concern around quality of life issues (noise, odor, safety) with having more trains passing through town. As such, trains stop just south of the busy four-lane

grade crossing on a regular basis, and are allowed to enter town exactly 12 times per year.

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's busy

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traverses the northern section of Hummelstown, with up to 20 lengthy freight trains passing through daily.

In the town

In the town there is an

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, a borough office building, and a post office. The legion and the post office are located on Walton Avenue (Main Street). The borough office building is located on South Hanover Street. The town also has several churches, most located on Main Street. The Hummelstown Chemical Fire Department occasionally serves as a distribution center for Potassium Iodide pills supplied by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Hummelstown falls within a 10-mile radius of Three Mile Island.

Religion

As much of Pennsylvania, in the initial days of its founding, Hummelstown had a large base of

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. As the town grew, other Protestant denominations such as

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, and

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developed.

Parks and recreation

Several parks are located throughout the borough: BPplayground

* Barry E. Mehaffie Memorial Park (formerly West End Park) * Herbert A. Schaffner Memorial Park (formerly Borough Park) * Hummel Nature Trail * Marion F. Alexander Memorial Park * Shope's Field

Education

Hummelstown is located in Lower Dauphin School District. Lower Dauphin High School, Lower Dauphin Middle School, Nye Elementary School, and the Price Building are located within the borough, as is the school district's administration building. LDFalcons

Libraries

Hummelstown's public library, th
William H. and Marion C. Alexander Family Library
named for its major donors and local philanthropists, is located on the corner of 2nd and Railroad Streets. ::HUM at a glance: :2,821 square feet of net space :27,456 volumes :Opened in 1953. :Building constructed in 1957 as Hummelstown Teen Center, later Hummelstown Civic Center. :Library moved into building in 1965. :Became part of the Dauphin County Library System in 1975. Library took over entire building in 1983. (This address is the current location of the library but the building info pertains to the former location across from the NYE Elementary School.)

Media

Hummelstown is home to ''

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'' newspaper, which covers Hummelstown,

and Palmyra area (Lower Dauphin, Derry Township, Milton Hershey and Palmyra Area school districts). In early 2008, The Sun acquired the subscribers of the now-defunct Hershey Chronicle newspaper making The Sun the largest paid-circulation weekly in Dauphin County. ''The Sun'' began in 1871. Other newspapers that cover Hummelstown include: * ''

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'' * '' Central Penn Business Journal''

Radio stations

This is a list of

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s in the greater Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area. This is a list of

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s in the Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area:

Folklore

There is a great history to the area, with its fields, creek, and the caves nearby. The biggest case of folklore around the town is the case of the sister and brother duo of William "Amos" Wilson and Elizabeth "Harriot" Wilson. William would later be known as "the Pennsylvania Hermit".

Notable people

* Kate Baer, poet * Brian Baker, actor * Jerry G. Beck Jr., US Army brigadier general * Terry Farrell, model and actress * Bill Gaudette, soccer player for the

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, former

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and presidential candidate, was raised by his mother and step-father on Main Street in an apartment above what is now a computer store. There is a tree on Main Street dedicated to his step-father as well as a plaque commemorating the site as their place of residence. * George M. Leader, former governor of

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* Laurel Martin,

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player formerly for the US Olympic Team * John D. Payne, Republican member of the US House of Representatives *

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, second governor of

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* William Simonton, Whig member of the

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* Bob Swank, head coach of the

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football team * William K. Thierfelder, psychologist * Chris Villarrial,

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player, formerly for the

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and

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, member of the US House of Representatives * Richard Winters, WWII veteran best known for his direction in "Band of Brothers"

Historic buildings and listings

* Dr. William Henderson House – 31 East Main Street * Keystone Hotel – 40 East Main Street * Enoch Matlack House – 250 East Main Street * John Todd House – South Meadow Lane * Zion Lutheran Church and Graveyard – Rosana Street, home of the Hummelstown Historical Society * Brownstone Station - 320 E 2nd St

Native Americans

There were several Native American

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s located around Hummelstown, including the

s, the

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, and several smaller tribes that would later be conquered or assimilated into the Iroquois.Information on Native Americans – Indigenous to Pennsylvania
accessgenealogy.com; accessed March 10, 2017.

References

External links

Borough website

''The Sun'' newspaper

Indian Echo Caverns
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