Honoring Baytown’s History, One Brick at a Time

Brickyards on Cedar Bayou Day

During the latest Baytown City Council meeting, Mayor Charles Johnson issued an official proclamation recognizing Brickyards on Cedar Bayou Day in the City of Baytown, celebrating a remarkable and often overlooked part of our community’s history.

During the presentation, Mayor Johnson shared what he learned while attending the recent dedication of a new historical marker at Cedar Bayou Junior School.

He said, “I learned just how significant that campus is to our area’s history and that the original bricks used were made right here in Baytown.”

Those bricks were part of a once thriving brickyard industry along Cedar Bayou. As the mayor shared, these brickyards produced millions of bricks each year and shipped them across the Gulf Coast and up the Mississippi River. Many historic buildings in Galveston still contain bricks crafted in Baytown.

Council also learned that some of these original bricks carried unique markings, including a Texas star or the words Cedar Bayou pressed directly into the clay, connecting us to the people and workmanship that shaped our community.

The proclamation officially dedicated November 8, 2025 as Brickyards on Cedar Bayou Day.

Want to explore this history yourself? Visit the historical marker at Roseland Park to learn more about the brickyards that helped build Baytown and beyond.