Yankee Hill Brick

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Yankee Hill Brick was incorporated in 1902 as the Yankee Hill Brick Manufacturing Company with principle stockholders - Sumner Burnham and W.H. Ferguson. Over the years the plant has had several kilns. Early on, the brick were fired in scove kilns, rectangular masses of brick stacked loosely together, covered with clay, and fired for weeks. Later the European Hoffman kiln came into use. It used coal as a fuel and fired brick in less than two weeks. Beehive kilns with their distinctive round shape were also frequently used. Another early coal-burning kiln called a Udahli is now depicted on Yankee Hill's logo with its multiple chambers and small smokestacks.
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Coordinates:   40°46'31"N   96°45'15"W
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