Claybank Brick Plant
History
1886 Thomas McWilliams noted the economic potential of the clay hills of this area and filed for homestead property here. It is felt his original intention may have been to sell the clay to Wellington White brick plant in Moose Jaw.
1909 the Canadian Northern Railway built a branch rail line near the Dirt Hills. Thomas McWilliams supplied the Moose Jaw Fire Brick & Pottery Company as early as 1904. Moose Jaw investors constructed the Claybank brick plant under the name Saskatchewan Clay Products with its official opening held June 16, 1913.. The Brick Plant closed briefly during World War I and re-opened in 1916 as Dominion Fire Brick & Pottery Co.. Redcliff Pressed Brick purchased the Brick Plant in 1954 and re-named the operation Dominion Fire Brick & Clay Products (1954) Ltd. Soon after this takeover the operations were purchased by AP Green Fire Brick Company and many of the fire kilns were converted to gas. 1971 saw the last takeover bid by AP Green Refactories Ltd. The Brick Plant owned by A.P. Green Refractories closed in 1989. In 1992 the Claybank Brick Plant was acquired by the The Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation.
The plant produced T-P Moka brick that saw extensive use on the parries such as the Delta Bessborough in Saskatoon. The factory also supplied bricks for the construction of the Chteau Frontenac in Quebec City.
An Image of Chteau Frontenac constructed with bricks from Claybank, Saskatchewan Canada
Nearby
Dunnet Regional Park
Long Creek Golf Course
Briercrest Museum
Avonlea Heritage House Museum
See also
National historic site
List of National Historic Sites of Canada
External links
Claybank Brick Plant Historical Society – official site
Massold Clay Canyons.
Claybank Brick Plant Commemorated as National Historic Site
Brick Making Back Then
Claybank Brick Plant
Virtual Museum of Canada – VMC Map – Claybank Brick Plant National …
A Little Brick Plant in the Middle of Nowhere
A Little Brick Plant in the Middle of Nowhere
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Culture Youth and Recreation Properties
Two historic sites designed as province celebrates heritage day
Historical Overview Claybank Brick Plant
References
^ Government of Saskatchewan (2007-04-25). “$2 MILLION CONTRIBUTED TO CONSERVATION OF CLAYBANK BRICK PLANT …”. http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=60d8127e-0def-4c42-a190-2f5192f37a2f. Retrieved 2007-04-25.
^ Claybank Brick Plant Historical Society URL accessed April 25, 2007
^ “Claybank Brick Plant Commemorated as National Historic Site”. Claybank Brick Plant Commemorated as National Historic Site. http://www.pch.gc.ca/newsroom/index_e.cfm?fuseaction=displayDocument&DocIDCd=7NR050. Retrieved 2007-04-25.
^ Holland, Tanya. “The Claybank Brick Plant The Early Years (1886-1904)”. http://www.saskschools.ca/~avonlea2/grass3/grade12/earlyyears.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-25.
^ Holland, Tanya. “The Claybank Brick Plant Saskatchewan Clay Products (1912-1916)”. http://www.saskschools.ca/~avonlea2/grass3/grade12/scp.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-25.
^ Canadian Heritage (1997-06-29). “Claybank Brick Plant Commemorated as National Historic Site”. http://www.pch.gc.ca/newsroom/index_e.cfm?fuseaction=displayDocument&DocIDCd=7NR050. Retrieved 2007-04-25.
^ Holland, Tanya. “The Claybank Brick Plant Dominion Fire Brick & Pottery Co. (1916-1954)”. http://www.saskschools.ca/~avonlea2/grass3/grade12/dfbpc.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-25.
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^ http://www.pc.gc.ca/voyage-travel/pv-vp/itm9-/page10_e.asp
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