Brickyard Bend - New Cumberland, West Virginia
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 40° 28.721 W 080° 35.597
17T E 534473 N 4480967
Marker with history of brick yards along WV Hwy 2 near New Cumberland, West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WMK5DG
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member razalas
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Brickyard Bend

Named by boat captains for many brick works shipping from the area.  John Gamble first minded clay in 1830; James Porter had first brick works in 1832; five works in 1844 produced 1.5 M bricks.  Later, over 20 plants, using local clay, gas and coal, incl. Capt. John Porter's Clifton, Mack & Crescent, employed hundreds of workers and produced millions of brick yearly.  First shipped on the Ohio R., after 1886 also by Pennsylvania R.R.

Marker Title: Brickyard Bend

Marker Location: WV Hwy 2 south of New Cumberland

County or Independent City: Hancock County

Marker Program Sponsor: New Cumberland Woman's Club - West Virginia Division of Archives and History

Marker Number: Not listed

Web Site: Not listed
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