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43-600: 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 Harrisburg and Hershey , 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 was founded as "Fredrickstown" in 1762 by two Germans, Frederick and Rosina Hummel. They purchased

86-487: 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. As much of Pennsylvania, in the initial days of its founding, Hummelstown had a large base of Quakers . As the town grew, other Protestant denominations such as Lutheran , Methodist , and Presbyterian developed. Several parks are located throughout

129-469: A historical society constructed with Hummelstown brownstone. The Hummelstown Historical Society is both a museum and visitor center . The town is home to a historical landmark, the Warwick Hotel, which is still a tavern reminiscent of its pre- Revolutionary War days. George Washington stayed a night there and drank from its bar. Indian Echo Caverns , located one-half mile south of the borough limits,

172-422: 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 per capita income for the borough was $ 21,394. About 4.2% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over. Borough of Hummelstown: Calendar of Events Hummelstown has

215-643: A means to divert commercial traffic from following the Susquehanna downriver to the Chesapeake Bay , its more natural destination. Although the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation Company project failed for lack of funds, the project was restarted and ultimately completed by its successor company, the Union Canal in 1828. From west to east, the route of the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation Company canal in 1792

258-608: A median of less than 15% (which comes to a median cost of $ 14,910). As of the census of 2000, there were 4,360 people, 1,879 households, and 1,200 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,233.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,248.5/km). There were 1,953 housing units at an average density of 1,448.4 per square mile (559.2/km). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.02% White , 0.32% African American , 0.02% Native American , 1.06% Asian , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 0.67% from other races , and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.51% of

301-578: A tree board or department, having a community tree ordinance, spending at least $ 2 per capita on urban forestry and celebrating Arbor Day. Today, in all fifty states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico nearly 155 million Americans are living in Tree City USA towns and cities. In 2018, the Arbor Day Foundation launched the Time for Trees initiative to plant 100 million trees in forests and communities around

344-497: A zip code look-up tool to find your hardiness zone. ARBOR DAY FARM This natural educational center in Nebraska City , Nebraska , is the birthplace of Arbor Day, with 260 acres of land and outdoor exploration. Arbor Day Farm is home to Lied Lodge & Conference Center, an environmentally sustainable hotel with 136 guest rooms and a full-service meeting center dedicated to supporting tree planting, conservation, and stewardship around

387-576: 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

430-672: Is a list of FM stations in the greater Hummelstown, Pennsylvania , metropolitan area. This is a list of AM stations in the Hummelstown, Pennsylvania , metropolitan area: 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". There were several Native American tribes located around Hummelstown, including

473-892: 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 relics , such as arrowheads , bones , and pottery . Hummelstown is within a thirty-minute drive of several colleges and educational institutions, such as HACC , Lebanon Valley College , Penn State Harrisburg , 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 historical markers in

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516-542: Is located on the corner of 2nd and Railroad Streets. Hummelstown is home to The Sun newspaper, which covers Hummelstown, Hershey 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: This

559-469: Is one of the main attractions near Hummelstown. The caverns were originally used by the Susquehannock 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

602-544: The Blue Mountain ridge northwest of Lebanon . After emerging from the ridge the creek flows southwest, north of Hershey , past Hummelstown , and joins the Susquehanna at Royalton, in Middletown . It receives Quittapahilla Creek from the east 3 mi (4.8 km) north of Palmyra . The creek was a significant transportation route in the colonial period of North America up through the late 19th century. A canal linking

645-537: 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 , Hersheypark , and Chocolate World . At various times Hummelstown has been as close as 20 miles (32 km) from up to ten different professional sports teams, such as the Harrisburg Heat , Hershey Bears , Hershey Wildcats , and

688-547: 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 , Enoch Matlack House , and Zion Lutheran Church and Graveyard are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The Hummelstown Historical Society building

731-577: The Pennsylvania General Assembly chartered two companies to undertake the project: the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation Company and the Delaware and Schuylkill Navigation Company . At the time of the initial construction in 1792, Philadelphia was involved in an intense rivalry with Baltimore, Maryland , for supremacy as a shipping port. The canal was backed by Philadelphia businessmen as

774-591: The Susquehannocks , the Iroquois , and several smaller tribes that would later be conquered or assimilated into the Iroquois. Tree City USA The Arbor Day Foundation is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization dedicated to planting trees. The Arbor Day Foundation has more than one million members and has planted more than 500 million trees in neighborhoods, communities, cities and forests throughout

817-649: The United States . It rises in the Appalachian Mountains in central Schuylkill County and passes through northwest Lebanon County before draining into the Susquehanna at Middletown in Dauphin County . The name "Swatara" is said to derive from a Susquehannock word, Swahadowry or Schaha-dawa , which means "where we feed on eels". Ancient Native Americans built dozens of eel- weirs , V-shaped rock barriers designed to funnel eels to facilitate capture, on

860-599: The United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km), of which 1.2 square miles (3.2 km) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km), or 6.31%, is water. Swatara Creek , a southward-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna River , 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

903-474: The Fiddler's Elbow Covered Bridge, built 1862, near Hummelstown and Clifton Covered Bridge, built 1870, near Middletown , both destroyed by Hurricane Agnes in 1972. The Sand Beach Covered Bridge burned down in 1966 by arson. Today, Swatara Creek is part of a national and statewide water trail system, providing outdoor recreation for families canoeing and kayaking a 60-mile (97 km) segment that connects to

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946-464: 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 U.S. Route 322 grade crossing on a regular basis, and are allowed to enter town exactly 12 times per year. Norfolk Southern 's busy Harrisburg Line traverses

989-535: The Susquehanna and Delaware valleys in southeastern Pennsylvania was first proposed in 1690 by William Penn , the founder of the Pennsylvania Colony . Nearly a century passed before a route for the canal was surveyed by David Rittenhouse and William Smith between 1762 and 1770, the first canal ever surveyed in the United States. Spurred by the 1791 discovery of anthracite in the upper Susquehanna Valley,

1032-527: The Susquehanna and its tributaries. Swatara Creek rises in the Appalachian Mountains in central Schuylkill County, on Broad Mountain north of the Sharp Mountain ridge, approximately 5 miles (8 km) west of Minersville . It flows southwest in a winding course, passing south of Tremont , then cutting south through the ridges of Sharp Mountain and Second Mountain . It passes through Swatara State Park then turns south to pass through Swatara Gap in

1075-492: The Union Canal followed the same route up Swatara Creek and continued up the creek to Union Water Works . The canal then went up Clarks Run to the summit and thence by a 729-foot (222 m) tunnel over to Lebanon . The upper course above Union Water Works into the mountains provided the route of a feeder to the main canal, as well as providing a route to ship anthracite from the mountains to Philadelphia. On September 8, 2011,

1118-676: The United States and around the world. These rejuvenated forests help to protect watersheds, stabilize soil, restore wildlife habitats, improve air quality and create jobs. Founded in 1976 and co-sponsored by the National Association of State Foresters and the United States Forest Service , the Tree City USA program provides a framework for communities to manage and expand their public trees. More than 3,900 communities have achieved Tree City USA status by meeting four core standards of sound urban forestry management: maintaining

1161-409: 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 median income for

1204-692: The borough: 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. Hummelstown's public library, the William H. and Marion C. Alexander Family Library , named for its major donors and local philanthropists,

1247-586: The creek reached a record height of 26.8 feet (8.2 m) near Hershey, following devastating rains from Tropical Storm Lee and remnants of Hurricane Irene , the highest since measurements began in 1975. Farther upstream at the Harpers Tavern gauge, 24.6 feet (7.5 m) was recorded, making it the worst flooding since 1889. The flooding caused thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes throughout central Pennsylvania, and at least one death. Several covered bridges once crossed Swatara Creek, including

1290-473: The end of town, next to the Tee Ball baseball field. The climate of Hummelstown is similar to Harrisburg's . The lows during winter reach about −5 °F (−21 °C), and the highs during summer reach about 95 °F (35 °C). Few tornadoes or hurricanes 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,

1333-473: The globe. Tree Adventure, an award-winning nature-themed attraction, and Arbor Lodge State Historical Park are also part of Arbor Day Farm. Swatara Creek 40°11′5″N 76°43′56″W  /  40.18472°N 76.73222°W  / 40.18472; -76.73222 Swatara Creek (nicknamed the Swatty ) is a 72-mile-long (116 km) tributary of the Susquehanna River in east-central Pennsylvania in

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1376-486: 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

1419-440: The most severe being Hurricane Agnes which knocked out two key bridges in the town. Hummelstown has had numerous blizzards . In 1996, a blizzard hit with 13 inches (330 mm); in 1997, a blizzard hit Hummelstown with 9 inches (230 mm) of snow. In 2004, a blizzard with 7 inches (180 mm) hit Hummelstown, and a blizzard hit Hummelstown in 2010 with a record-setting 21 inches (530 mm). U.S. Route 322 skirts

1462-506: 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

1505-506: The northern section of Hummelstown, with up to 20 lengthy freight trains passing through daily. In the town there is an American Legion , 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

1548-409: 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 married couples 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

1591-437: The record for the biggest YouTube collaboration and fundraiser in history notable donors such as Elon Musk and Tobias Lütke , who each donated over a million dollars. The goal to reach 20,000,000 trees was reached on December 19, 2019. and as of October 2023 #TeamTrees has raised $ 24 million Arborday.org has a comprehensive set of guides and extensive information about tree species, selection, planting, and care, including

1634-547: 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 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of the center of Hummelstown, and Harrisburg is 11 miles (18 km) 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

1677-524: 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 is located in southern Dauphin County at 40°15′55″N 076°42′30″W  /  40.26528°N 76.70833°W  / 40.26528; -76.70833 (40.265168, −76.710995) at an elevation of 397 feet (121 m) above sea level. According to

1720-517: The west end of Hummelstown, Fiddlers Elbow Road crosses the US 322 bypass without access to it, then leads south 3 miles (5 km) to the PA 283 expressway. Main Street, leaving Hummelstown to the west, joins U.S. Route 322 . Going east Main Street turns into PA Route 39 at what part is known as Hersheypark Drive in Derry Township . According to the United States Census Bureau the median house value in Hummelstown

1763-453: The world and engage 5 million tree planters by the 50th Anniversary of the Foundation in 2022. In 2019, Team Trees was formed when YouTube creators MrBeast and Mark Rober joined with the Arbor Day Foundation to raise $ 20 million to plant 20 million trees. The campaign crowdfunded $ 20 million in 56 days. More than 800,000 people donated from 200 countries and territories. The campaign set

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1806-404: The world. The Foundation's stated mission is "to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees." The Arbor Day Foundation was founded in 1969, the centennial of the first Arbor Day observance. Through the global reforestation program, the Arbor Day Foundation and international partners have replanted more than 108 million trees lost to fire, insects, disease, and weather in forests in

1849-529: Was to follow Swatara Creek upstream from Middletown to Quittapahilla Creek , which it then followed upstream past Lebanon and Myerstown to its headwaters. It then crossed overland to Clarks Run at the headwaters of Tulpehocken Creek , following Tulpehocken Creek downstream to Reading on the Schuylkill River. It was to follow the Schuylkill downriver to the Delaware River at Philadelphia. The route of

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