Lee Marble Quarry

The first quarry was established in 1852.

Lee marble quarry.

Lee marble quarries lee berkshire co massachusetts usa old postcard view. Lee marble quarries gross quarry lee berkshire co massachusetts usa. In 1867 almost 500 000 cubic feet 14 000 m 3 of marble was excavated and shipped on the housatonic railroad. When it shut down everything was abandoned the quarry filled with water and rumors of ghosts abounded.

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. Supplied marble for the capitol at washington dc and for the philadelphia city hall. Henry minot view count. Lee marble quarry massachusetts show on map most of the mining in massachusetts is for gravel and quarried stone.

Capitol building in washington dc and in other government buildings in pennsylvania and massachusetts. Maximum grain size is near 1 mm minimum is 1 mm and the modal size is approximately 35 to 5 mm. 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. Msha records show this site as abandoned in 1990 mdrs mine id.

Photo 1053 x 666 pixels 0 7 mpix marble quarry pre 1908. This marble quarry in the berkshire mountains near lenox was the source of the marble used in the wings of the u s. Twinning of calcite dolomite is common lamellae mostly follow rhomb edges one instance of a bisected obtuse angle indicating dolomite also noted. In its heyday the gettysburg quarry was a.

The former chester hudson granite quarry operated from the 1860 s to the 1960 s. 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. We supply a tremendous variety of materials along with top quality service and consultation to contractors builders and homeowners. See reviews photos directions phone numbers and more for the best quarries in lee ma.

Hike the gettysburg quarry trail to uncover a long forgotten secret of the past.