Bricks of the Past
by Toni Hopper
Title
Bricks of the Past
Artist
Toni Hopper
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
In the early 1900s, bricks were used to pave streets, sidewalks and even landing platforms for the railroad depots. These bricks were from the Coffeyville brick plants, (Kansas), because of large deposits of shale, limestone and building stone. All natural materials. The bricks featured in this image have held up well from the early days at the railroad depot in Waurika, Oklahoma.
You can see the S.B., which means these bricks were produced at the Standard Brick Company plant.
At one point, when Coffeyville's brick factories were operating at full capacity, around 765,500 bricks were made daily. Just like with anything of antique value, there are plenty of brick collectors around the world - and the Coffeyville bricks are found throughout the world.
You can still visit the Rock Island Railroad Depot in Waurika and walk on these same bricks, just as hundreds, if not thousands of soldiers departing and returning through Oklahoma, from the wars. The depot is owned by the city and serves as a museum, library and many a politician's town hall meeting, including U.S. Representative Tom Cole.
More history:
Waurika is along the historic Chisholm Trail.
Waurika, located in Jefferson County, OK, is the only county seat to sit on the 98th Meridian.
The first train stopped in Waurika in January 1902, after the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway superintendent designated the town as a flag station. For years the railroad was vital to the community, as a point for transporting cattle, hay and cotton to market.
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