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 ...

This shed is like a huge mixing bowl, where natural clay, dirt and sand are scooped together in the right proportions, and the process of making bricks begins. Pete Schneider of St. Joe Brickworks ...