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Editor's Note--The mining of clay and the
manufacturing of brick and other associated products was a major
industry from the early 1800s until around 2006 when the last
operating brickyard which was located in Darlington closed down.
The plant was sold in 2009 to an auto salvage company.
I have presented on the next three pages
a list of the known brickyards in Beaver County.
A list of all the brickyards in Pennsylvania
was given to me by Bob Bauder. From that list I abstracted the
ones in Beaver County. The source of the list is the International
Brick Collectors Association.
According to the list there were about 115
known brick yards in the area. I can't say how accurate the list
is since I noticed a few, of what I consider, mistakes. But overall
I believe this is the most accurate list we will ever have.
The list is organized by locations which
are in alphabetical order. It will be noticed that some companies
had operations in more than one area.
On pages three and four I presented a brief history of Dando Fire Brick Company in Industry. A few years ago it was my good fortune to write a history of Industry, PA basing my work on the substantial collection of Industry of Clyde Piquet who was a longtime member of BCHRLF.
Brick Works Location
From-To
Park, J. H. Beaver
1903-
Stahl Fire Brick Works (Pendelton Bros.) Beaver
1885-1897
Armstrong Cork and Insulation Co. Beaver
Falls 1928-1961
Dempster Beaver
Falls
Douglas-Whistler Brick Co. Beaver
Falls 1903-
Eastvale Clay Products Co. Beaver
Falls 1941-1967
Entress, John Beaver
Falls 1882-
Face and Fire Brick Co. Beaver
Falls 1913-1916
General Refractories Co. Beaver
Falls 1954-
McDanel Refractories Porcelain Co. Beaver
Falls 1956-
Mound Brick Co. Beaver
Falls 1903-1904
North American Refractories Co. Beaver
Falls 1954-
Rossman Corp. Beaver
Falls 1928-
Wilcox Brick Yard Beaver
Falls 1931-
Brady's Run Fire Clay Co. Brady's
Run 1890-1896
Fallston Fire Clay Co. Brady's
Run 1892-
Garret Fire Brick Works Brady's
Run 1903-
Pennsylvania Clay Co. Brady's
Run 1904-1905
Pennsylvania Clay Co.--2 Plants Crow's
Run 1903-1931
Alliance Brick Co. Plant 3 Darlington
1925-1938
Central Commrcl.Co. (Staso Milling Div) Darlington
1956-1957
Darlington Brick and Clay Products Co. Darlington
1972-1997
Darlington Brick and Mining Co. Darlington
1903-1947
Darlington Ceramics Inc. Darlington
1953-
Darlington Clay Products Co. Darlington
1913-1924
Darlington Face Brick Company Darlington
1956-
Darlington Fire Proofing Co. Darlington
1926-1950
Fiske and Company Darlington
1928-1931
General Dynamics Corp. Darlington
1968-1982
General Slag and Shale Darlington
1997-2009
Kennedy and Company Darlington
1897-
Metropolitan Brick Co. Darlington
1957-1967
Metropolitan Industries Darlington
1970-1974
Milliken Brick Co. Darlington
1976-1981
Ohio Lumber and Face Brick Co. Darlington
1956-
Staso Milling Co. Darlington
1950-1954
Steffler and Brown Darlington
1903-
Douglas-Whistler Co. Eastvale
1903-1911
Eastvale Clay Products Co. Eastvale
1957-1967
Face and Fire Brick Co. Eastvale
1916-
Keagler Brick Co. Eastvale
1958-1961
Pittsbhurgh Clay Products Co. Eastvale
1931-
Clydesdale Brick and Stone Co. Ellwood
City 1928-1930
Crescent Brick Co. Ellwood
City 1927-1930
Ellwood Brick Company Ellwood
City 1903-
Colonial Clay Products Co. Fallston
1928-1976
Continental Clay Products Corp. Fallston
1928-1931
Fallston Company Fallston
1938-
Fallston Fire Clay Co. Fallston
1891-1922
Pennsylvania Clay Co. Fallston
1922-
Standard Clay Mfg. Co. Fallston
1957-1967
Standard Clay Products Co Fallston
1925-1938
Standard Fire Clay Co. Fallston
1916-1924
Franz, G. R. Freedom
1890-
Penna. Mnfg, Mining and Supply Co. Freedom
1903-
Dando, George Fire Brick Co. Industry
1915-1978
Park Brothers Monaca
1890-
Welch, James H. Fire Brick Works Monaca
1887-1909
Welch-Bright Co. (James Welch) Monaca
1905-1956
French and Quay Monaca
1862-
McKallip. L. S.(Stewart Bross and Troop) Monaca
-1890
McNees and McKinney(French and Quay) Monaca
Stewart Bros.and Troop Monaca
Welch, Gloninger and Co. Monaca
1881-1897
American Vitrified Products Co. New
Brighton 1929-1930
Barnes and Company New
Brighton 1890-
Brighton Brick Co. New
Brighton 1954-1958
Brighton Clay Products Co. New
Brighton 1925-1957
Brighton Fire Brick Co. (A. F. smith Co.) New
Brighton 1903-1947
Colonial Clay Products Co. New
Brighton 1928-1976
Dewhirst, A. and Brother New
Brighton 1874-1897
Dewhirst, T. New
Brighton -1896
Fallston Company New
Brighton 1935-1941
Fish Brothers New
Brighton 1890-
Fish, Levi and Sons New
Brighton
Glass, John New
Brighton 1840-1845
Howe, R. H. Brick company New
Brighton 1916-1922
Ingram, J. W. and Company New
Brighton 1890-1916
New Brighton Clay Products Co. New
Brighton 1953-1957
Sherwood Brothers Co. New
Brighton 1928-
Smith, A. F. and Son New
Brighton 1852-1893
Smith, A. F.(John Glass) New
Brighton 1845-1930
Standard Clay Mfg. Co. New
Brighton 1957-1968
Standard Clay Products Co. New
Brighton 1931-1965
Standard Fire Clay Co. New
Brighton 1913-1924
Westmoreland Brick Co. New
Brighton 1922-1935
Beaver Clay Mfg. Co. New
Galilee 1903-1935
New Galilee Brick Co. New
Galilee 1905-
Agner, George Rochester
1882-1903
Agnew Brick Works Rochester
1888-1903
Barnes and Company Rochester
1839-1909
Beaver Valley Roofing Tile Brick Co. Rochester
1904-
Miller Brick Co. (Keystone Pottery Co.) Rochester
1900-1905
Park Fire Clay Company Rochester
1897-1903
Pendleton and Brother Rochester
1856-
Pendleton Brothers and Company Rochester
1882-
Pennsylvania Clay Company--3 Plants Rochester
1903-1905
Rochester Brick and Roofing Tile Works Rochester 1904-
Rochester Clay Products Co.
Rochester 1916-1929
Dando, Frederick J. Fire Brick Co. Vanport
1911-
Gloninger and Co. Vanport
1903-1938
McLain Fire Brick Co. (Dando Plant) Vanport
1922-1930
Mitchell, R. S. Vanport
1868-
Ohio Valley Brick Co. Vanport
1909-
Porter, H. K. Co. (McLain Works) Vanport
1958-1963
Porter, H. K. Co. Inc--Refractories Div Vanport
1961-
Russell, John (Mitchell, R. S. Vanport
Vanport Brick Co. (Vanport Clay Co.) Vanport
1818-1922
Vanport Clay Co. (John Mitchell) Vanport
-1897
Welch, Gloninger and Co. Vanport
1882-1903
Young, Russell and Company Vanport
1890-
Walsh, J. and Brother Water
Cure(Monaca) 1882-
Laubshers, P. and Sons Water
Cure(Monaca) 1890-
Pennsylvania Clay Co. West
Bridgewater 1919-