During WWII, H. T. Long realized due to the rapid growth of the Jackson, Mississippi area, existing brick plants would not be able to supply the demand for brick. In September of 1945, he and W. Harry Johnson, operator of Tri-State Trailways Bus Lines of Shreveport, Louisiana and R. H. Robinson a former lawyer and engineer from Vicksburg, Mississippi formed a corporation and broke ground on a new modern, mechanized brick plant facility in Jackson, Mississippi.
The plant became operational in 1946 with W. Harry Johnson serving as President, H. T. Long serving as Vice President and R. H. Robinson serving as Plant Manager. The facility produced some of the finest in architectural and residential brick.
Tri-State has continued to increase its capacity to produce a broad range of products by modernizing its equipment and processes. In addition to manufacturing quality brick products, Tri-State is a distributor of other leading brick manufacturers. Thereby, enhancing its ability to provide architects, contractors and homeowners with the finest brick products available.
The availability of
unique colors of clay indigenous to this area provides Tri-State with
the raw materials needed to produce distinctive brick. This combined with
their long standing commitment to excellence and a sales force with over
80 years combined experience makes Tri-State Brick and Tile a leader in
the brick manufacturing industry.