Editing Hummelstown, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
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[[File:Parish house museum1.jpg|thumb|left|The original Parish House, now the Hummelstown Historical Society Library & Museum]]
Hummelstown was founded as "Fredrickstown" in 1762 by two Germans, Frederick and Rosina Hummel.<ref name="Fredrickstown"/> They purchased the land for 200 [[pound sterling|pounds sterling]], then divided the area into building lots, which were sold to German settlers. During the mid-19th century, the [[Union Canal (Pennsylvania)|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<ref name="museum">{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20080906122147/http://www.hummelstownhistorical.org/museum.htm Hummelstown Historical Society and Museum]}}</ref> 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.<ref name="museum" /> The company mined [[Hummelstown brownstone]] at its quarries from 1867 until 1929. The company was the largest producer of [[brownstone]] on the [[East Coast of the United States|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]], [[Hersheypark]], and [[Chocolate World]]. At various times Hummelstown has been as close as {{convert|20|mi}} from up to ten different professional sports teams, such as the [[Harrisburg Heat (MASL)|Harrisburg Heat]], [[Hershey Bears]], [[Hershey Wildcats]], and the [[Harrisburg City Islanders]]. The [[Calder Cup]] 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 (Hummelstown, Pennsylvania)|Keystone Hotel]], [[Enoch Matlack House]], and [[Zion Lutheran Church and Graveyard]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> 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 [[relic]]s, such as [[arrowhead]]s, [[bone]]s, and [[pottery]].<ref name="museum"/>

Hummelstown is within a thirty-minute drive of several colleges and educational institutions, such as [[Harrisburg Area Community College|HACC]], [[Lebanon Valley College]], [[Penn State Harrisburg]], YTI Career Institute, Kepler Career Institute, and VoTech. Many residents of Hummelstown have jobs in [[Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania|Derry Township]], mainly through Hershey Foods and its subsidiaries.

Hummelstown currently has three [[historical marker]]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.<ref name="Historical Markers">[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=7132 Hummelstown Brownstone Quarries Marker], hmdb.org; accessed December 3, 2016.</ref>