Chattahoochee Brick Company
The Chattahoochee Brick Company, owned by former Atlanta Mayor James W. English, supplied bricks for the construction of industrial buildings and city of Atlanta infrastructure, such as roads and sewers starting in 1885. The factory used leased convict labor, forcing primarily African American men, who were often arrested under petty or dubious charges, to work under brutal, sometimes fatal, conditions to produce a profit for the company’s owners. The Chattahoochee Brick Company ceased operations in 1972 and General Shale Brick, its successor, demolished all of the buildings in 2011.
The City purchased the site of the former factory in August of 2022 with the intent to create a public greenspace and memorial to those who labored and died here. The planning for the use and design of the site will be a public process with all welcome to participate. See below to add your name to the contact list.
chattahoochee brick memorial, greenspace, and park board
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Site Conditions History
Remains of the past
Environmental Remediation
Explore the site’s history
UPCOMING EVENTS
Chattahoochee Brick Community Education Series February - June 2024 Click here for more info.
Seminar IV: Nineteenth-Century Industry, Labor, and Environmental Degradation May 11, 2024 1 p.m.- 3.p.m., Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum Register Here