Brickyard Bend
Named by boat captains for many brick works shipping from area. John Gamble first mined clay in 1839; James Porter had first brick works in 1832. By 1844, five works produced 1.5 M bricks. Later, some 20 plants: incl. Capt. John Porter, Clifton, Mack & Cresent, using local clay, gas and coal, and hundreds of workers, produced millions of bricks yearly. First shipped on the Ohio River after 1886 also by Pennsylvania RR.
Marker can be reached from the intersection of North River Avenue and Jefferson Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
