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Brickyard Bend

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Caption: New Cumberland, located on a bend in the Ohio River that became known by rivermen as the Brickyard Bend, was the brick capital of the United States from about 1840 to 1910.

Credit: Mike Wintermantel

Courtesy Of: The Historical Marker Database hmdb.org

Purchase URL: http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=44118