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A Vermont Marble Company
The marble company employees at work in a quarry. By 1885 the Rutland quarries employed about 3,000 workers.
Wisconsin Granite Company Quarry
Ladders extend into the quarry at Wisconsin Granite Company, and factory buildings and towers can be seen above. Three men stand near a railroad car at the edge of the quarry. The quarry was founde...
The Marble Quarry
View across water toward the marble quarries at the edge of Dorset. They are said to be the oldest in the country and provided the marble for buildings such as the New York City Library.
Quarry
A view of a marble quarry in Sylacauga, "The Marble City," which is constructed on a solid deposit of the hardest, whitest marble in the world. The bed is approximately 32 miles long by one and one...
Stone Quarry
Carthage was once well-known for the fine-grained, extremely dense grey limestone, "Carthage Marble," that came from the stone quarries. Caption reads: "Stone Quarry, Carthage, MO."
Edison Quarry and Crusher Plant
Edison Quarry was opened in the largest outcropping area of Precambrian marble south of the Franklin - Sterling Hill area. Edison's crusher is said to be able to handle 10-ton rocks. Caption reads:...
