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  2. List of quarries in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Marengo warehouse, in Marengo, Indiana, formerly a limestone quarry, now one of the largest subterranean storage facilities in the nation, with nearly 4,000,000 square feet (370,000 m 2) space. It began as an open pit quarry in 1886 due in part to its proximity to a railroad. Underground room and pillar mining began in 1936. Leased storage ...

  3. Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company - Wikipedia

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    The Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company operated the world's largest limestone quarry (Michigan Limestone; a/k/a the "Calcite Quarry"; "Calcite Plant and Mill"; and "Carmeuse Lime and Stone"), which is located near Rogers City in Presque Isle County, Michigan. It was formed and organized in 1910; however, production did not begin until 1912.

  4. Nesbitt's Limestone Quarry (38CK69) - Wikipedia

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    Nesbitt's Limestone Quarry (38CK69) is a historic archaeological site located near Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina. The site includes the most extensive and best preserved limestone quarry associated with early iron production in the northwestern Piedmont of South Carolina. It was the primary source of limestone for the region's ironworks.

  5. Caen stone - Wikipedia

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    The restoration of the chevet shows the original colour of the stone. Caen stone (French: Pierre de Caen) is a light creamy-yellow Jurassic limestone quarried in north-western France near the city of Caen. The limestone is a fine grained oolitic limestone formed in shallow water lagoons in the Bathonian Age about 167 million years ago. The ...

  6. After the Eaton Fire, these Altadena residents return - AOL

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    Now, so many of the community’s stores, restaurants and homes are lost. As for other families here, the Dedeauxs’ scorched house — bought for $23,000 and worth an estimated $1.1 million ...

  7. Once-Spectacular Mansions That Were Abandoned and Left to Rot

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    It’s now been abandoned for over 70 years, and photography-inclined trespassers have documented entire sections of the mansion that have crumbled. The home was purchased in 2017 with hopes of ...

  8. Agricultural lime - Wikipedia

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    Agricultural lime, also called aglime, agricultural limestone, garden lime or liming, is a soil additive made from pulverized limestone or chalk. The primary active component is calcium carbonate . Additional chemicals vary depending on the mineral source and may include calcium oxide .

  9. Quarry - Wikipedia

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    A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to manage their safety risks and reduce their environmental impact. [1] [2]