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Drywall (also called plasterboard, dry lining, [1] wallboard, sheet rock, gib board, gypsum board, buster board, turtles board, slap board, custard board, gypsum panel and gyprock) is a panel made of calcium sulfate dihydrate , with or without additives, typically extruded between thick sheets of facer and backer paper, used in the construction ...
USG has a large gypsum plant located 17 miles (27 km) west of El Centro, California, along highway Interstate 8, at Plaster City. [25] The Plaster City location makes Sheetrock brand gypsum panels. The gypsum is mined from a quarry located 20 miles (32 km) to the north, in the Fish Creek Mountains of Imperial County. The quarry is estimated to ...
Midland was also the site of a large plant that produced wallboard and plasterboard. For some time, there was a three part railroad between the quarry and the crusher, the last part being a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge line running few miles. [1] The town's water was shipped from Blythe by rail. [2]
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Plaster City, California is a company town with a large gypsum quarry and plant owned by United States Gypsum (USG) [1] in Imperial County, California. It is located 17 miles (27 km) west of El Centro , [ 1 ] at an elevation of 105 feet (32 m), a two-hour drive south of Palm Springs , or a 90 minute drive east from San Diego .
The state parks department acquired the motel in 2001 and had plans to restore about 20 cabins for public use. The department confirmed in a news release that the Palisades Fire had destroyed the ...
A California woman was fatally shot by her 2-year-old toddler, leading to the arrest of her boyfriend who is accused of failing to properly store the weapon, Fresno police said this week.
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