Seven Valleys in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Birthplace of Commercial Ice Cream Production

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 23, 2015

1. Birthplace of Commercial Ice Cream Production Marker

Inscription. In 1851 C. Jacob Fussell built a factory nearby to produce ice cream from the surplus milk and cream of York County dairy farmers. This was the first time that ice cream had been mass-produced for commercial distribution in the US. The nearby Northern Central Railroad provided easy access to the Baltimore market. After Fussell moved his operations to Baltimore, commercial production was continued by local manufacturers into the 1940s.

Erected 2012 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 39° 51.242′ N, 76° 46.276′ W. Marker is in Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is on Main Street (US 214). The marker is on York County Heritage Trail at the bridge over Main Street (US 214). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Seven Valleys PA 17360, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hanover Junction Railroad Station (approx. ¾ mile away); Hanover Junction Vital Crossroads (approx. ¾ mile away); Hanover Junction Attacked

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(approx. ¾ mile away); Hanover Junction (approx. ¾ mile away); 3-inch Rifles (approx. 0.8 miles away); St. Paul's (Ziegler's) Lutheran Church (approx. one mile away); Howard Tunnel Protected (approx. 1.8 miles away); Glatfelter Station (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seven Valleys.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,138 times since then and 55 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 23, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.