The Johnsonburg Vitrified Brick Company made headway in the brick industry for several reasons; the neighboring clay was perfect containing the right amounts of silica (sand), alumina (clay), lime, iron oxide, and magnesia, cities and towns were anxious to get out of the mud filled streets, and Alfred Yates kilns, patented in 1899, made the production of road pavers more efficient. The Johnsonburg Vitrified Brick Company road pavers were wanted everywhere.
*To find more information and also, to enjoy one of our latest exhibits, about Johnsonburg Brick Manufacturing companies, visit the Heritage-Education & Welcome Center, 569 Market Street, Johnsonburg, PA 15845
What is the Heritage-Education & Welcome Center ?
The Johnsonburg Community Trust Heritage-Education & Welcome Center
To learn more about the HEWC please visit What is the Heritage-Education & Welcome Center, finding more on the build out and purpose.
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““It has been said that, at its best, preservation engages the past in a conversation with the present over a mutual concern for the future.”
—William Murtagh”
Borough-wide revitalization efforts or events
johnsonburg farmers’ & artisans’ market
January 2024 meeting
Welcome to a self-guided tour of the Commercial Historic District. More historic structures, off of the U.S. Department of the Interior National Register of Historic Places report on Johnsonburg Commercial Historic District, Elk County, PA, 1999, will be added to the map in the future.