Lee Marble Quarry

Lee marble quarry massachusetts show on map most of the mining in massachusetts is for gravel and quarried stone.

Lee marble quarry. When it shut down everything was abandoned the quarry filled with water and rumors of ghosts abounded. The former chester hudson granite quarry operated from the 1860 s to the 1960 s. Maximum grain size is near 1 mm minimum is 1 mm and the modal size is approximately 35 to 5 mm. 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. Lee tile stone is your one stop shop for all your tile and natural stone design needs. Msha records show this site as abandoned in 1990 mdrs mine id. 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.

Lee marble quarries gross quarry lee berkshire co massachusetts usa. Henry minot view count. 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.

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. Lee marble quarries lee berkshire co massachusetts usa old postcard view. Photo 1053 x 666 pixels 0 7 mpix marble quarry pre 1908. In its heyday the gettysburg quarry was a.

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. This sample is a fine grained marble the texture is granoblastic with random grain orientation. View our huge selection of granite marble travertine limestone soapstone ceramic tile glass tile quartz and much more.

Supplied marble for the capitol at washington dc and for the philadelphia city hall.