Antique B HEDGE Brick c 1860s Civil War era Plymouth MA rare VGCond

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Antique B HEDGE Brick c 1860s Civil War era Plymouth MA rare VGCond:
$9.99

This sale is for an antique, 1860s era Brick removed from the foundation of an ancient farmhouse in Duxbury, Massachusetts during its restoration. The farmhouse was built circa. 1860-1865.Made by the B. HEDGE Company in Plymouth, MassIn good condition with a couple of chips and some old mortar still sticking to it.Has the pictured impressed lettering:B. HEDGE PLYMOUTH MASS.Beginning in approximately 1830, in addition to being the site of “general agriculture and dairy farming” this166-acre Plymouth Mass farm known to locals as Plain Dealing Farm was home to the I. L. Hedge Brickyard. Under the auspices of Isaac’s son, Barnabas, the business developed to such an extent that it was one of the largest manufacturers of bricks in the county. Large quantities were shipped to Boston among other places. Locally, Hedge bricks were used to build the Cordage Company Mill, the Hedge School, the Eben Jordan estate and the Jordan Hospital. (The hospital’s bricks hadbeen donated by the Hedge family. As a result, up until the 1960’s, there was a provision that no Hedge family member would be charged for a bed in the hospital.)
By 1880, the brickyard had ceased business and much of the original farmland had been sold to the Plymouth Cordage Company. Many ancestors of the Hedge family still reside in or around Plymouth. Today, the remaining property is now the site of Light House Point. Several of the original Hedge bricks have been preserved and are now on display in the Clubhouse..Please message with any questions.
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