Townsend Company
Founded 1816 by Robert Townsend in Pittsburgh. Moved to Fallston in 1828 to make rivets and wire. The company added other product lines and became a leader in the fastener industry with twelve plants in the U.S.A. and Canada. Products were sold worldwide.
Marker is at the intersection of Front Street and Fallston Bridge, on the right when traveling north on Front Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
