On Aug. 3, 1889, Zanesville Courier subscribers read about a columnist's tour of the T. B. Townsend & Company brickyard. The company, which employed from 150 and 200 men, had the capacity to produce ...

CASTLE ROCK, Colo (CBS4) – Manufacturing has always been a main driver of the Colorado economy, and bricks are one of the original products made here. By 1900, there were more than 200 brick making ...

Thousands of bricks are being put to the fire in Colonial Williamsburg this week, as an annual November tradition heats up the old-fashioned way. Each November, typically the week before Thanksgiving, ...

MALVERN, Ark. (KTHV) - If you know anything about the city of Malvern, you know they are considered the brick capital of the world. If you thought the process of brick making was as simple as mixing a ...

A team of about 15 Savannah Tech students smacked wet clay onto a pile of bricks Monday at Lebanon Plantation on Ogeechee Road. The group of masonry and historic preservation students constructed a ...

Historically in New Jersey, the vast majority of brick makers and their brickyards could be found in the southern and eastern central part of the state. In those areas, large quantities of clay were ...

You can perform a fairly accurate soil test by filling a jar with 1/3 earth and 2/3 water. Then shake the jar and let it settle overnight. In the morning, measure the ...