"Safety Follows Wisdom" Portland Cement Association Safety Trophies Historical Markers

By Syd Whittle, January 11, 2009

Safety Follows Wisdom Marker

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1 ► California, San Benito County, San Juan Bautista — Safety Follows Wisdom —

On Fourth Street.

Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy Award Ideal Cement Compamy San Juan Bautista, California for a Perfect Safety Record in 1960 — — Map (db m15322) HM

2 ► Kansas, Allen County, Humboldt — Safety Follows Wisdom — Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy —

Near Delaware Road.

. . . — — Map (db m128641) HM

3 ► Kansas, Neosho County, Chanute — Safety Follows Wisdom — Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy —

Near North Santa Fe Avenue.

Awarded Ash Grove Lime & Portland Cement Company Chanute, Kansas Plant for a Perfect Safety Record in 1931 Reawarded for a Perfect Safety Record in 1933 · 1934 · 1936 · 1937 · 1939 · 1941 · 1943 1947 · 1948 · 1952 · 1953 · 1954 · . . . — — Map (db m128642) HM

4 ► Kansas, Wilson County, Fredonia — Safety Follows Wisdom — Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy —

On Jade Road, on the right when traveling south.

Awarded Consolidated Cement Corporation Fredonia Plant for a Perfect Safety Record in 1937 Reawarded for a Perfect Safety Record in 1938 · 1939 · 1951 · 1953 · 1954 · 1959 · 1963 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1972 · 1981 · . . . — — Map (db m57618) HM

5 ► Maryland, Carroll County, Union Bridge — Safety Follows Wisdom — Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy —

On Main Street (Maryland Route 75) at White Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.

Awarded Lehigh Portland Cement Company Union Bridge, Md. Plant for a perfect safety record in 1932 Reawarded for a perfect safety record in 1933 · 193x · 193x · 1939 · 1940 · 1941 · 1942 · 1945 · 1946 · 1947 · 1948 · 1949 · 1950 · 1951 . . . — — Map (db m91338) HM

6 ► New York, Columbia County, Greenport — Safety Follows Wisdom —

Near U.S. 9 0.3 miles south of Van Broeck Lane, on the right when traveling south.

. . . — — Map (db m244947) HM

7 ► New York, Onondaga County, Jamesville — Safety Follows Wisdom —

On South Street at East Seneca Turnpike (New York State Highway 173), on the right when traveling south on South Street.

Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy Award Alpha Portland Cement Co Jamesville N.Y. Plant for a Perfect Safety Record in 1934 Reawarded for a perfect safety record in 1935 · 1936 · 1943 · 1944 · 1946 · 1957 · 1958 · 1961 · 1963 · . . . — — Map (db m249492) HM

8 ► New York, Schoharie County, Howes Cave — Safety Follows Wisdom —

Near Sagendorf Corners Road west of Enders Avenue, on the left when traveling north.

Portland Cement Assocation Safety Trophy Awarded To North American Cement Corporation Howes Cave N.Y. Plant For A Perfect Safety Record in 1930. — — Map (db m145445) HM

9 ► Ohio, Muskingum County, East Fultonham — Safety Follows Wisdom — Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy —

On U.S. 22 at Old Town Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 22.

Awarded Columbia Cement Division, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., for a Perfect Safety Record in 1931. Reawarded for a Perfect Safety Record in                               1935       1956       1966       1974                               1947 . . . — — Map (db m12016) HM

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10 ► Oregon, Jackson County, Gold Hill — Safety Follows Wisdom —

Near Sams Valley Hwy (Route 99).

Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy Awarded Ideal Cement Company Gold Hill, Oregon For a Perfect Safety Record in 1959 Reawarded 1960 — — Map (db m116801) HM

11 ► Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Coplay — Safety Follows Wisdom — Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy —

On 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.

Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy Awarded Lehigh Portland Cement Company Ormrod Pa. Plant No. 2 for a perfect safety record in 1929 Reawarded for a perfect safety record for 193x · 193x · 1936 · 1937 · 1953 · 1956 · 1957 · . . . — — Map (db m267802) HM

12 ► Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Coplay — Safety Follows Wisdom — Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy —

On 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north.

. . . — — Map (db m267804) HM

13 ► Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth — Safety Follows Wisdom — Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy —

On Easton-Nazareth Highway (Pennsylvania Route 248), on the right when traveling west.

. . . — — Map (db m250508) HM

14 ► Texas, Harris County, Houston, South Central Houston — Safety Follows Wisdom —

On North Hutcheson Street at Hutcheson St. and Freund St. on North Hutcheson Street.

Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy Award Trinity Portland Cement Company Houston Texas Plant for a Perfect Safety Record in 1929 Reawarded for a Perfect Safety Record in 1945, 1947, 1959 — — Map (db m83582) HM

15 ► Washington, Skagit County, Concrete — Safety Follows Wisdom —

On Main Street west of Nellie Lane, on the left when traveling west.

. . . — — Map (db m116807) HM

16 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Port Colborne — Safety Follows Wisdom —

On Sugarloaf Street, on the right when traveling east.

Safety Follows Wisdom Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy awarded Canada Cement Co. Ltd. Plant No. 8 Port Colborne Ontario for a perfect safety record in 1925. [Re-awarded: many years are listed, but only a few are readable in . . . — — Map (db m302970) HM

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