Water tower

This approximately 40-foot tower was built circa1875 by the S & F Company. It had a wooden tank filled with water, which was used to soften the clay in order to press it into bricks. The tower was made of load-bearing brick with courses of equal size. There are fixed iron ladder rungs and some remaining pipes along the interior wall. The door at the base has a corbeled surround. The tower was restored in 1990 as a monument to the brick industry and the vast S & F operation (Guter, 1979; Sayreville Historical Society, 2001: 10).

Sayreville Historical Society	Sayreville Historical Society, 2001	2006 Views
SOURCE: L. Shmookler, Ecology and Environment, Inc.

 

Clay Pit

One of many S & F clay pits. This is a view to the north from the south side of town. Source: L. Shmookler, Ecology and Environment, Inc.