Birthplace of Commercial Ice Cream Production
Title
Birthplace of Commercial Ice Cream Production
Title
Birthplace of Commercial Ice Cream Production
Date
2012-07-15
County
York
Type
Roadside
Marker Location
At York Co. Heritage Rail Trail at bridge over Rt. 214, Seven Valleys
Marker Text
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.
Files
Citation
“Birthplace of Commercial Ice Cream Production,” The Land of Penn and Plenty: Bringing History to the Table, accessed April 19, 2024, https://pafoodways.omeka.net/items/show/143.