This brick came from the Tramp Bros. Brickyard in Audubon, Iowa. After it was founded in the 1880s, this brickyard served as one of Audubon County's leading industries. The brickyard manufactured bricks, drain tile, hollow building blocks and many other products that were in demand at that time. The company used clay taken from a hill in the northwest corner of Audubon and transported it by rail in cars pulled by horses to the brickyard's kilns. This brick is engraved with the initials of the brickyard's owner, Charles Tramp, who operated the brickyard until 1921. Content can be used with the following standards: 4th grade SS 4.25 Technological Changes and SS-Econ. 9-12.24 Iowa Impact Upon Economy in a lesson on Iowa industries in the late 1800s and Industrial Revolution. For any use other than instructional resources, please check with the organization that owns this item regarding copyright restrictions.
2018.034.004 [Brick]
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