Digging - page 3
The site was revisited on March 18-19, 2010, to see what work was done in the fall and what artifacts, if any, remained. Two surveyors were at work to prepare the site for what they said would be the final cleanup later that spring.
As a contrast to photos from the fall, all trees that were on the plant grounds had been cut down, all plant walls had been razed, and what remained of one of the beehive kilns had been torn down, too. There was a direct line of sight between the plant's neighbors across the street and the grounds.
A concrete floor remained, but it was clear except for a pile of bricks and a smaller pile of firebricks.
The woods that lay between the plant and the river were untouched, and shards and artifacts could still be found there and on the river bank, as shown in the slideshow below.
(Note: In all the slideshows you will see photos of light-colored bricks and stones, some marked H&B Woodland. This company manufactured fireclay brick, as referenced in "Modern Refractory Practice" by Harbison-Walker Refractories Company, 1961: "H&B WOODLAND brick are especially processed for service in which high density,
high strength, and low porosity are important ...")
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