Lancaster Brick Company (1919-1979), in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Marker can be reached from Good Drive near Parklawn Court. This marker is located along a hiking trail approximately 1/2 mile from the parking area for Noel Dorwart Park.

“Lancaster is noticeable to strangers by the preponderance of brick used in building construction. In Paid Advertisement Click on the ad for more information. Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor. most cities of its size in most parts of the United States, only the main business sections would be found to have buildings of the more permanent brick or stone construction.”

—-Dr H.M.J.Klein, 1924 Historian & Professor at F&M College

A tufaceous limestone quarried from the 18th Century quarry for the Mission San Jose in San Antonio, Texas.

A tufaceous limestone quarried from the 18th Century quarry for the Mission San Jose in San Antonio, Texas.

A palm sized fragment of quartzite or crystalline limestone