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Brick Yard Boom In Sumner Described In 1887 Report
Patterson and Russell form a brick co op on Chas Rowe’s ground near the Sumner creek bank. The clay lacks soil, runs five feet deep, is pebble free and quality praised. A 60,000 brick kiln with six arches heated intensively. editor notes long history of Banks Township settlement and local industry alongside the yard’s potential impact on Sumner’s economy.
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Co. M. Patterson
Elmer Russell
Chas Rowe
Sumner
Iron Bridge
Patterson & Russell
Robish
Farrett
Farrand
Koenth
Sumner Enterprise
Patterson
Gazette