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| The Gaffney Brothers of Bradford also erected 2 other chemical plants, The National Chemical Co. and Gaffney, Arnold and Co. Both were in operation in 1898. The former as 2 miles east of Westline, in Olivedale, until dismantled in 1914. The five company houses were loaded on flat cars and moved to Westline--where the equipment was sold to a competitornote: the Marvindale plant later became Bradford Wood Products Co., office at 304 Hooker-Fulton Building in Bradford. The president was Miss Katherine McCullough in 1956, and it closed shortly thereafter. |
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These row houses were built with the chemical plant in Marvindale, PA. Along with these two houses, there are two other existing houses. They were built to house the plant workers.