Slickville Tile Works

Slickville Tile Works (HM17CF)

Location: Gaston, IN 47342 Delaware County
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N 40° 17.064', W 85° 34.451'

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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 farmland.
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HM NumberHM17CF
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series
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Marker Number18.1996.2
Year Placed1996
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 19th, 2014 at 7:36am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 621202 N 4460298
Decimal Degrees40.28440000, -85.57418333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 17.064', W 85° 34.451'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 17' 3.84" N, 85° 34' 27.06" W
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Area Code(s)765
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 14901-16099 W 650 N Rd, Gaston IN 47342, US
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