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Brickyard Bend was named by boat captains for the many brick works shipping from the area. John Gamble first mined clay in 1839, and James Porter had the first brick works in 1832. By 1844, five works produced 1.5 million bricks. Later, about 20 plants, including Captain John Porter, Clifton, Mack and Cresent, used local clay, gas and coal, and hundreds of workers to produce millions of bricks yearly. These bricks were first shipped on the Ohio River and, after 1886, also by Pennsylvania Railroad.
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