Clayburn

CLAYBURN is an historic village south of the FRASER R on the northern edge of ABBOTSFORD. Charles Maclure (with his sister Sara McLAGAN, and helped by brother Samuel MACLURE) established a brick factory here in 1905 using clay mined from nearby Sumas Mt and developed a private townsite for employees. Brick from Clayburn was used in many notable BC buildings, including the Hotel Vancouver, OAKALLA PRISON and Royal Jubilee Hospital in VICTORIA. In 1931 the plant moved to KILGARD, then later to...

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