The company is named after James Snowball, a brick supplier from the Gateshead area in England. Snowball specialized in producing firebricks with the highest melting point.

Snowball’s bricks were exported all over the world, but only entered the U.S. market through California. Bricks continued to be produced at the Gateshead location until the 1920’s, which would suggest that this dump site has existed since the late 19th / early 20th century.

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