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Town of Bolivar, Bolivar, Westmoreland County, PA
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Significance: Bolivar was the site of one of the earliest refractory brick works in the state of Pennsylvania. At least five separate brick works operated near Bolivar and Robinson (HABS No. PA-5975), on the opposite bank of the Conemaugh River, during the later 19th century. The Garfield Company, in Bolivar, was distinctive within the refractories industry in the region because it continued to operate as an independent, family-run business throughout its history and was never merged with one of the national refractories companies.
Survey number: HABS PA-5977
Building/structure dates: 1829 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1842 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1905 Subsequent Work
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