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This is a list of notable quarries and areas of quarrying in the United States. A number of these are historic quarries listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), ranging from relatively ancient archeological sites to places having pre-World War II activity. This includes major areas of continuing, modern quarrying.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Pages in category "Quarries in the United States" ... Stone City, Iowa;
Town: Owner: Dates: Comments: Pyne Mine: Alabama 33°22′33.18″N 86°55′21.65″W Lacey's Chapel: Woodward Iron Company: 1918–1971 One of only two shaft mines dug in the Birmingham District, and the last ore mine to operate in the region, closing in 1971. Sloss Mines: Alabama 33.39816°N 86.93276°W Red Mountain: Sloss Iron and Steel ...
This is a list of notable quarries, worldwide.. In Australia: Bombo Headland Quarry Geological Site; Boogardie quarry; Boya, Western Australia; Cronulla sand dunes; Moorooduc Quarry Flora and Fauna Reserve
Several other prehistoric quarries are located in the area; it is one of three known quarries along South Mountain alone. [2]: 2 The site has been rated as one of Pennsylvania's leading rhyolite quarries: with forty or more pits, it is one of the largest rhyolite quarry sites in the state. It is believed that the stone still present at the site ...
The Ledger article further reported that the "he-man dinner" was served by a group of youths in the dense woods "not far from the top of Breakneck Hill, the highest point in West Quincy.
Nearest city: Seattle (41 miles; 112 miles by road) In the late 19th century, Port Townsend was a boomtown, as people expected the town to be a crucial seaport.
The site was a major source of flint found at archaeological sites across North America, and it has been estimated that the material was mined there from 11,000 B.C. to A.D. 1600. The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2011. [3] [4] [5] [6]