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This region became one of the largest slate-producing centers in the United States after Welsh slate entrepreneur William Roberts first sighted slate there in 1844 near a local barn. He and other Welsh immigrants established and worked in numerous slate quarries in the area, including the nearby Big Franklin, about 1852, the largest excavation in Slatington, and Williams, which was known for producing school slate. These quarries also helped increase the use of slate roofing during the late 19th century.
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Slatington, Pennsylvania · United States
