One of the earliest brick factories in North Texas, this plant was built in 1891 by George Bennett at a site chosen for its large deposits of quality shale near the Brazos River. Its kilns were fired first with locally mined coal, later with wood, and then with gas. The plant used mule-drawn wagons for short deliveries and the nearby T. & P. Railway for statewide sales. By 1966, its 75th anniversary, Acme was the largest maker of face brick in the United States.