World / USA / Indiana / Gaston, 7 km from center Coordinates: 40°17'3"N   85°34'31"W

Slickville Tile Works

Slickville Tile Works


Site of production mill and three beehive kilns, first fueled by wood and then by natural gas, circa 1883-1910, owned & operated by Manassa Myers, Sr. family. Produced drainage tiles (hollow cylinder-shaped sections) from adjacent clay pit for local use. Drainage tiles have been used throughout Indiana to develop and maintain farm land.

(Historical Marker)



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