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Hemingray
Glass Co. Historical Marker Unveiling
1610
S. Macedonia Ave. •
Muncie, IN • Sept. 4, 2011 |
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BY MICHELE K. / ©AMERICAJR.com
A
public dedication ceremony for an Indiana state historical marker
took place on Sunday, September
4, 2011.
PHOTO
BY MICHELE K. / ©AMERICAJR.com
The
state historical marker commemorates the Hemingray Glass Company,
a leading manufacturer of glass insulators for telegraph, telephone,
and power industries.
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BY MICHELE K. / ©AMERICAJR.com
It
was dedicated at 11:00 A.M. (EDT) at 1610 S. Macedonia Avenue, Muncie,
Indiana.
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BY MICHELE K. / ©AMERICAJR.com
Founded
as Gray & Hemingray in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1848. Incorporated
1870 in Covington, Kentucky;
company produced glass bottles, jars, oil lamps, light globes, tableware,
and insulators.
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BY MICHELE K. / ©AMERICAJR.com
This
Indiana state historical marker was installed by the Indiana Historical
Bureau and the National Insulator Association, Inc., whose members
are interested in research and education about insulators and the
companies that made them.
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BY MICHELE K. / ©AMERICAJR.com
After
discovery of natural gas in east-central Indiana, Hemingray Glass
Co. located factory here, 1888, and contributed to significant industrial
growth of Muncie and state.
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