Brandeberry Wall

Brandeberry Wall. . Information gleaned from Infirmary Superintendent Frank Brandeberry's journal indicates he began building the iconic wall in May 1919 from stones found in local farm fields. Leonora Smith Friar, infirmary cook (1932-1937), recalled, “Mr. Brandeberry worked on that wall for years 'cause it was finished when I worked there.” Leonora also remembered inmate Johnny Huber helping Frank by washing every stone placed in the wall. Hired man Charley Crusa kept track in his work diary each time he assisted Frank. , Fun Fact , The Brandeberry Wall is over 580 feet long and made up of 43 sections, 50 columns, and 2 arches. There is an average of 865 stones in each section, 200 per column, and 1,025 per arch - totaling over 49,000 stones in the entire wall and more than 1,900 cubic feet (71 cubic yards) of stone and mortar. , Infirmary staff Patty Ferguson Roose and inmate Johnny Petroff, circa 1940s. . This historical marker is in Bowling Green in Wood County Ohio