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Overhead view of the quarry. Thornton Quarry is one of the largest aggregate quarries in the world, located in Thornton, Illinois just south of Chicago. The quarry is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) wide, and 450 feet (140 m) deep at its deepest point. Gallagher Asphalt Corporation has been operating on the grounds of the quarry ...
This is the world's largest "deep hole" granite quarry. It produces Devonian Barre granite. Graniteville is home of its owner, the 1885-founded Rock of Ages Corporation, since 2016 part of Polycor, Inc., the largest producer of marble and granite in North America. Quarrying continues, and the quarry may be visited by the public.
The northern section of the original quarry remained in operation by American Aggregates Co. [8] [9] In 2017, Wagenbrenner Development purchased a 560-acre (230 ha) section of the former quarry, with the intention of remediating the site's brownfields to create a mixed-use development and the region's 20th Metro Park .
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.
North Carolina Granite Corporation Quarry Complex is a historic granite quarry and national historic district located at Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 22 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 8 contributing structures in an area approximately one mile long and 1/3 mile wide.
Pages in category "Quarries in the United States" The following 94 pages are in this category, out of 94 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
The quarry, untouched for more than three decades, no longer had working roads that would carry trucks down into the quarry pit, and 30-year-old trees had grown up throughout the area. 200 ...
Near the end of the trail, there is a spur trail to the quarry, where hikers can inspect the quarry handiwork. Rocks Trail: Some consider the Rocks Trail to be the most scenic trail in the park. A 1.3-mile (2.1 km) [13] (one way) trail blazed with blue squares, [13] the Rocks trail slopes through the rolling hills of the Uwharrie woods. At the ...