Presentation: Born in Clay and Fire: Beacon's Brick Industry, 1880-1950

Michael Conrad, Executive Officer of the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries examines how Italian immigrants and African-American workers transformed Ice Age glacial clay into the brick building blocks of the New York Metropolis. While highlighting the local contributions of the brick industry to Beacon, the talk also integrates the broader contributions to the Hudson Valley and New York State.