Brickmaking. – Most excellent clay for brickmaking is found in various places in the town (Spring Grove), and the large and elegant church in the village was constructed of bricks manufactured near by. The success of this venture stimulated Mr. J. Schneider to put in a kiln and commence the manufacture of brick. This yard has already turned out hundreds of thousands which have been used for building purposes throughout this whole region, and particularly for the brick stores in the village. (History of Houston County, Including the Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota, Edward D. Neill, Minnesota Historical Company, Minneapolis, 1882, Page 470)
There were no brick yards in operation in the county (Houston) in 1912, but old plants were located in former years at nearly every town in the county, - Money Creek, Spring Grove, La Crescent, Houston, and at other localities. Common red brick can be made from the loess at nearly any locality in the county. (Clays and Shales of Minnesota, Frank F. Grout and E. K. Soper, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1914, Page 112)