Rosendale

Rosendale, a village of New York, by rail 8 miles SSW. of Kingston, or 53 S. of Albany, has a pop. of only some 600, but is noteworthy for its great manufacture of hydraulic cement. In 1886, when the United States produced 4,500,000 barrels (300 lb.) of cement, nearly one-half came from the Rosendale district, the rest being drawn from Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Illinois, Colorado, Indiana, Tennessee, and Alabama in varying proportions. Most of the American cement is derived from natural cement rock, as at Rosendale; the rest being 'artificial Portland.'