Who made this brick?

Submitted by Dick Brunelle (rfbdick@yahoo.com)

Ponder, for a moment, this brick.

When I saw it in the garden walk at Hills and Dales, the Callaway family home that was built on an old plantation property in LaGrange. I guessed it to be made by a family member of a famous craftsman who once lived in LaGrange.

Hint: Expect the unexpected.

Another hint: The brick is more closely related to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, than it is to covered bridges in Georgia.

Editor’s note: SGA and GAAS member Dick Brunelle sent this to me after reading about this brick I saw in an Atlanta street. Comments are enabled so you can submit your hypothesis/guess.

Fascade of Callaway family home, Hills and Dales.

Give up? Read the answer here; it’s a fascinating story….

Where to find it

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Posted online on Monday, March 23rd, 2009

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One response from SGA members to “Who made this brick?”

1. Dick wrote on May 7th, 2009 at 4:22 am
   

   The concluding solution for this Ponder article has been submitted.
   Hope you have enjoyed this dip into history like I have.
   There is plenty for archaeology to do here!
   Questions:
   1. Was Sublette’s mansion stone or two story log as some claim?
   2. Was it built near or on top of Gratiot’s “country home”?
   3. Were the two homes the same; but, with modifications?
   4. Were the slave cabins later used as quest quarters?
   5. Did Sublette make brick?
   6. And on and on

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