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RED ATTICA INDIANA POSTON PAVER BRICK
Just a nice piece of memorabilia to own. This is RED ANTIQUE POSTON PAVER BRICK that was made in ATTICA INDIANA.
It was found at a Chicago Estate on the Northside of Chicago. We are not quite certain where this brick once layed. It could be from a street anywhere from Chicago to Indiana.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS BRICK IS HEAVY!
The PACKAGED WEIGHT of this brick is
11 POUNDS.
The BRICK is MARKED CEP-STON / POSTON PAVER / ATTICA, IND on the top.
The CONDITION is in USED CONDITION.
Brief History of Attica Indiana...
In 1825, George Hollingsworth platted Attica, built a few log cabins in the hazelbrush at the rivers's edge, and from these beginnings the town has grown to a fair city on the hills. Mr. Hollingsworth also built a ferry propelled by poles. This was the only means of crossing the Wabash River until Prescott and Conant Green built a horse ferry in 1843.
Attica was incorporated as a town in June 1849. In 1850, the first order for street improvements was levied. in 1865, $150 was appropriated to cover, in part, the expense of a grand celebration "in honor of Union victories and the downfall of the Rebellion." The next morning joy turned to sorrow at the news of Lincoln's assassination. In 1866, Attica elected its first mayor, John Gass, originally a citizen of neighboring Warren County. He had been elected to the office of Trustee there. Highly respected at the time of his moving to Attica, his reputation remained untarnished as mayor. In the same year, the city charter was obtained, and in 1966, the 100th Anniversary was celebrated.
Circa: 1900?
Condition: USED
Size: 9 1/4 X 3 1/2 X 3 1/2 inches
Manufacturer: INDIANA POSTON BRICK COMPANY
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