Erosion uncovers old brickyard in Sandwich
CapeCast | Jan. 2, 2015
It’s not news to anyone that Town Neck Beach erosion is worsening due to the blockage of longshore transport of sand by the canal. Recent efforts to secure dredge material from the canal have highlighted the exposure of bricks and ash from the historic brick kiln. Our own Don Bayley was recently interviewed for CapeCast. There will be a test at the end.
What year did the kiln start operations? How did the brick kiln save Sandwich from shelling by the British? And what war was it?
Sandwich Scrambles To Fill Beach Cut
By James Kinsella
The Sandwich Enterprise | Jan. 2, 2015
Tempting Mother Nature generally is not a good idea, especially if the matter concerns an exposed barrier beach with a low-lying cut in easy reach of a northeast ocean storm.
Sandwich, possessed of such a beach with such a cut, has opted for a more prudent approach.
