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In 1721 the French colonial headquarters made its fourth move on
the Coast: Old Biloxi to New Biloxi with the intentions of building
a permanent fort of bricks. Abundant ideal brick clay, was discovered
here, the best of four resource sites. After starting production,
the fort was cancelled and the headquarters moved to the Mississippi
River-to become New Orleans. Bricks were in demand (the Ursuline
Nun's Convent is one of the structures). In 1726, under Captain
Joseph Moran, 400,000 bricks were produced at this yard. Blacks,
Indians, Croatians, Spaniards, Swiss, Austrians, Irish and English
eventually worked the yard. For two centuries the operations
changed ownership four times: First, Colin J. McRae. After his
death his partner and manager, another Joseph Moran, sold the
yard to Robert Kendall of New Orleans. (The original and extended
mineral rights were of land owned by McRae, Hanson and Alsbury.)
After a major fire halted operations in 1853, the Commercial Bank
of Natchez foreclosed and sold the brickyard (one story dwelling,
kitchen, Negro and Indian cabins, brickyard and shed) to James
Robb for $25,000. The yard resumed operations as the Imperial
Brickyard until 1908. It never reopened. Evidence of the old
brickyard is quite visible today.
the Coast: Old Biloxi to New Biloxi with the intentions of building
a permanent fort of bricks. Abundant ideal brick clay, was discovered
here, the best of four resource sites. After starting production,
the fort was cancelled and the headquarters moved to the Mississippi
River-to become New Orleans. Bricks were in demand (the Ursuline
Nun's Convent is one of the structures). In 1726, under Captain
Joseph Moran, 400,000 bricks were produced at this yard. Blacks,
Indians, Croatians, Spaniards, Swiss, Austrians, Irish and English
eventually worked the yard. For two centuries the operations
changed ownership four times: First, Colin J. McRae. After his
death his partner and manager, another Joseph Moran, sold the
yard to Robert Kendall of New Orleans. (The original and extended
mineral rights were of land owned by McRae, Hanson and Alsbury.)
After a major fire halted operations in 1853, the Commercial Bank
of Natchez foreclosed and sold the brickyard (one story dwelling,
kitchen, Negro and Indian cabins, brickyard and shed) to James
Robb for $25,000. The yard resumed operations as the Imperial
Brickyard until 1908. It never reopened. Evidence of the old
brickyard is quite visible today.
Details
| HM Number | HM2ARK |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 18th Century |
| Historical Place | Other |
| Marker Type | Other |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Mounted |
| Year Placed | 2017 |
| Placed By | The D'Iberville Historical Society, City of D'Iberville and Dale Greenwell |
| Marker Condition |  0 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Friday, August 24th, 2018 at 11:04pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16R E 317519 N 3367756 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 30.42810000, -88.90005000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 30° 25.686', W 88° 54.003' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 30° 25' 41.1600" N, 88° 54' 0.1800" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 228 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 9544 Moran St, D'Iberville MS 39540, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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