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The Aberdeen Quarry is an abandoned granite quarry in Gunnison County, Colorado.It is located along South Beaver Creek, 7 mi (11 km) south-southwest of Gunnison. [2]The Aberdeen Quarry was most active from 1889 to 1892 as it supplied granite for the construction of the Colorado State Capitol Building.
Aberdeen Quarry, an abandoned granite quarry in Gunnison County, Colorado.Its granite was used in construction of the Colorado State Capitol; Marble, Colorado, only site of Yule Marble quarrying, in the West Elk Mountains.
The superstructure of the building was constructed using granite from the Aberdeen Quarry near Gunnison, Colorado. Approximately 280,000 cubic feet (7,900 m 3) or 24,000 tons of the granite were quarried for the building. This gray granite forms the exterior of the building.
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Pages in category "History of Colorado" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 203 total. ... Aberdeen Quarry; Aberdeen, Colorado; Abeyta ...
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