So I asked for list-help with this question in 2003. Now I have found out that my info was slightly askew. My ancestor worked at a brickyard that was where they built Union Station. How can I find out what brickyard might have existed in the 1850s/1860s/1870s around the Market/18th/Clark/20th area ? So far Directories for the ancestor have only listed where he boarded; not where he worked. Any leads would be greatly appreciated !! Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 5:33 PM Subject: RE: [StL-Metro] Terminal RR Assoc. of St. Louis Hi list- On a slightly related but tangential subject, how would I find out which brickyard(s) built Union Station? I checked the Union Station website & the Terminal RR Assnwebsite, but no luck. Any of you wise folks know? Thanks- E

Dear Elizabeth, Check the business section of the City Directories for brick yards. If you do not have access to the city directories, contact the St. Louis Public Library. http://www.slpl.lib.mo.us/libsrc/geneinfo.htm Georgia Elizabeth Gerber wrote: > So I asked for list-help with this question in 2003. Now I have found out that my info was slightly > askew. My ancestor worked at a brickyard that was where they built Union Station. > > How can I find out what brickyard might have existed in the 1850s/1860s/1870s around the > Market/18th/Clark/20th area ? > > So far Directories for the ancestor have only listed where he boarded; not where he worked. > Any leads would be greatly appreciated !! > Elizabeth > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 5:33 PM > Subject: RE: [StL-Metro] Terminal RR Assoc. of St. Louis > Hi list- On a slightly related but tangential subject, how would I find out which brickyard(s) built Union Station? I checked the Union Station website & the Terminal RR Assnwebsite, but no luck. Any of you wise folks know? Thanks- E > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc.(in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett [email protected]

Hi Elizabeth: Found no evidence of a brickyard that far east using the 1875 StL Piictorial. I would agree that Cheltenham area would probably be your best bet. The clay to make brick was taken from the Cheltenham/Fairmount/Sulpher Springs area (in the area of the first Pacific RR Station) starting in the 1840s and became the prime source of brick used after the Great Fire of 1849. Per "Lion of the Valley," English Quakers started digging there about 1840. You mention Union Station - prior to this 1896 [?] station, there was the 'Union Depot' located at 12th & Poplar. Where did he board? See "The Clay Mines and Factories in Cheltenham/Dogtown . . ." (and all of St. Louis) by Lois Schmidt http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/dogtown/history/schmidt/schmidt4.html Good hunting Gary Stoltman Mercerville, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Gerber" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 12:01 PM Subject: RE: [MO-STLOUIS-METRO] Old St Louis brickyards > So I asked for list-help with this question in 2003. Now I have found out > that my info was slightly > askew. My ancestor worked at a brickyard that was where they built Union > Station. > > How can I find out what brickyard might have existed in the > 1850s/1860s/1870s around the > Market/18th/Clark/20th area ? > > So far Directories for the ancestor have only listed where he boarded; not > where he worked. > Any leads would be greatly appreciated !! > Elizabeth > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 5:33 PM > Subject: RE: [StL-Metro] Terminal RR Assoc. of St. Louis > Hi list- On a slightly related but tangential subject, how would I find > out which brickyard(s) built Union Station? I checked the Union Station > website & the Terminal RR Assnwebsite, but no luck. Any of you wise folks > know? Thanks- E > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal > messages, flames, etc.(in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be > grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen > Burnett [email protected] > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.15 - Release Date: 4/16/2005 > >