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Townsend Company

Fallston, Pennsylvania
Historical Marker Database · Mike Wintermantel
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Founded in 1816 by Robert Townsend in Pittsburgh, the Townsend Company moved to Fallston in 1828 to make rivets and wire. It later added other product lines and became a leader in the fastener industry, with twelve plants in the United States and Canada and products sold worldwide.
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Fallston, Pennsylvania · United States

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