The Lembeck and Betz Eagle Brewing Company was founded in 1869 by Henry B. Lembeck and John F. Betz in

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, United States. The brewery, bounded by 9th, 10th, Grove, and Henderson streets in downtown Jersey City, developed into one of the most famous, best-equipped, and financially successful breweries on the

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In 1849 Henry Lembeck left the German military and immigrated to the US. He found work as a carpenter and opened up a grocery store, In 1869 he and John F. Betz formed Lembeck and Betz Eagle Brewing. Betz himself apprenticed with his brother-in-law, D.G.

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, which is why he insisted on using the eagle as an homage to Yuengling. In 1889, Lembeck started producing

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beer in addition to the traditional

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they had been brewing. The brewery grew through the later part of the 19th century, eventually occupying seventeen city lots.Jersey City - Past and Present
accessed December 29, 2007 The company was incorporated in May 1890. Since 1869, the brewery grew to become the fourth-largest brewery in New Jersey. Lembeck died in 1904 and his sons Gustav and Otto took over running the brewery. The brewery closed during

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. The facility was later sold and converted into a refrigeration plant. The area, designated as the Lembeck and Betz Eagle Brewing Company District, was added to the

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on June 21, 1984, for its significance in architecture, economics, industry, and community planning and development. With The brewery buildings were demolished in 1997.

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