▁Al amed a ▁County , ▁supplied ▁material ▁for ▁nearly ▁every ▁brick ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁county , ▁and ▁held ▁a ▁near ▁mon opol y ▁on ▁supp lying ▁br icks ▁to ▁the ▁western ▁states ▁and ▁Pacific ▁Islands . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁a ▁yard ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁Green bra e ▁in ▁Mar in ▁County ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁the ▁Rem ill ards ▁established ▁a ▁yard ▁that ▁employed ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁men ▁at ▁San ▁Jose , ▁Santa ▁Clara ▁County . ▁▁ ▁Pierre - N icol as ▁Rem ill ard ▁married ▁Cord ule ▁Laur in ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁He ▁died ▁suddenly ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁on ▁Adams ▁and ▁Per kins ▁Street ▁in ▁Oak land , ▁California ▁from ▁a ▁heart ▁attack . ▁Although ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁poor ▁health ▁for ▁the ▁previous ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁his ▁office ▁until ▁about ▁three ▁months ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁Pierre ▁Rem ill ard ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Un itar ian ▁Church ▁of ▁Oak land ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁A then ian ▁Club . ▁Pierre ▁Rem ill ard ’ s ▁blue ▁East la ke ▁frame ▁home ▁is ▁in ▁Pres ervation ▁Park , ▁at ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁Jr . ▁Way ▁and ▁ 1 3 th ▁Street ▁in ▁Oak land . ▁ ▁Rem ill ard ▁Park ▁in ▁Ber keley ▁was ▁named ▁for