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The Mines of Spain State Recreation Area and E. B. Lyons Nature Center is a state park in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is near Dubuque, the eleventh-largest city in the state. The park features picnic areas, 15 miles (24 km) of walking/hiking trails, 4 miles (6.4 km) of ski trails, and the Betty Hauptli Bird and Butterfly Garden.
The quarry, originally known as North Bend Quarries, began operations in 1842. It provided limestone for numerous buildings and structures in Iowa City and elsewhere in the state. The list includes the Old Capital (1842), the foundations for Old Brick Church (1856) and the present Iowa State Capitol (1886) in Des Moines.
John A. Green. On March 17, 1868, then a lonely spot in the wilderness, now the site of Stone City, Iowa, John A. Green opened the Champion quarries.For nearly fifty years, the quarries produced steadily, amounting to more than 4.5 billion dollars in sales. 1896 records indicate 1,000 men were employed among the quarries, carving 160,000 loads of stone in a single year with a market value of 3 ...
It was a sunny, early spring day when I drove up to Putnam County to visit one of my favorite nature parks. The DePauw Nature Park used to be the site of an active limestone quarry from 1917 to ...
Quarry was the site of several limestone quarries. A railroad depot (on the North Western Railroad line), a schoolhouse, a general store, and a few houses were located in Quarry in 1912. During its heyday, between 60 and 150 laborers worked in the Quarry quarries. [4] Quarry's population in 1940 was 144. [5]
Just off Interstate 40, near the Reedy Creek entrance to William B. Umstead State Park, is a hole in the ground so deep that someone standing at the bottom is 180 feet below sea level.. The ...
12828-12573 Stone City Rd., 12392-12340 Dearborn Rd., and 12381-12551 County Road X28 Stone City, Iowa: Built: 1870-1913: Architect: Beck, Guido; Green, John A. Architectural style: Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Gabled cottage: NRHP reference No. 08001099 [1] Added to NRHP: November 21, 2008
The body of a 16-year old boy was recovered at a quarry in Racine County on Sunday, May 19. Skip to main content. Advertisement. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...