Lee Marble Quarry

Lee marble quarries lee berkshire co massachusetts usa old postcard view.

Lee marble quarry.

Capitol building in washington dc and in other government buildings in pennsylvania and massachusetts. While you might first think of the dorset quarry the oldest marble quarry in the nation and a summertime hotspot for a swim there is another lesser known quarry that has ties to the civil war. In 1867 almost 500 000 cubic feet 14 000 m 3 of marble was excavated and shipped on the housatonic railroad. See reviews photos directions phone numbers and more for the best quarries in lee ma.

Supplied marble for the capitol at washington dc and for the philadelphia city hall. The becket land trust s brochure is quite accurate when it mentions that it looks like the workers dropped what they were doing went to lunch and never. Maximum grain size is near 1 mm minimum is 1 mm and the modal size is approximately 35 to 5 mm. Msha records show this site as abandoned in 1990 mdrs mine id.

Henry minot view count. Twinning of calcite dolomite is common lamellae mostly follow rhomb edges one instance of a bisected obtuse angle indicating dolomite also noted. The former chester hudson granite quarry operated from the 1860 s to the 1960 s. View our huge selection of granite marble travertine limestone soapstone ceramic tile glass tile quartz and much more.

In its heyday the gettysburg quarry was a. This sample is a fine grained marble the texture is granoblastic with random grain orientation. Photo 1053 x 666 pixels 0 7 mpix marble quarry pre 1908. The first quarry was established in 1852.

Lee tile stone is your one stop shop for all your tile and natural stone design needs. Lee marble quarries gross quarry lee berkshire co massachusetts usa. This marble quarry in the berkshire mountains near lenox was the source of the marble used in the wings of the u s. We supply a tremendous variety of materials along with top quality service and consultation to contractors builders and homeowners.

Buildings constructed of lee marble include a wing of the capitol in washington 250 sculptures adorning philadelphia city hall 4 general grant national memorial tomb and st.