Quarry Articles, Links and Books

Quarry- & Stone-Related Articles, Links, Books, Etc.

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“American Marbles” (November 1888) The Manufacturer and Builder, Vol. 20, Issue 11, November 1888, pgs. 250-251. (Article in digital images viewed at American Memory, Library of Congress.)
"American Stone Fields" (August 1890) The Manufacture and Builder, Vol. 22, Issue 8, August 1890, pg. 177. (Article in digital images viewed at American Memory, Library of Congress.)
Angers, France - "A Visit to the Slate Quarries of Angers" (1894) Scientific American Supplement No. 974, Munn & Co., New York, September 1, 1894.
"Brown-Stone (The end of an era)" (November 1869) The Manufacturer and Builder, Vol. 1, Issue 11, November 1869, pgs. 332-333. (Article in digital images viewed at American Memory, Library of Congress.)
Brunner and Lay Tool Catalog - Brunner & Lay, Manufacturers of Marble, Stone, Granite and Bricklayers’ Tools, Stone Jacks, Derricks, and Contractors’ Supplies, 570 West Polk Street, Corner Jefferson and Polk Streets, Chicago, Illinois. (No date of publication)
Building Stone of the United States - the NIST Test Wall, presented by the Building and Fire Research Laboratory, sponsored by the National Park Service. (The following description is from the web site.)

“The stone test wall was constructed to study the performance of stone subjected to weathering. It contains 2352 individual samples of stone, of which 2032 are domestic stone from 47 states, and 320 are stones from 16 foreign countries. Over 30 distinct types of stones are represented, some of which are not commonly used for building purposes. There are many varieties of the common types used in building, such as marble, limestone, sandstone, and granite.
This site presents the existing data and pictures for each particular stone.”
"The Building Stones in the United States" (October 1884) The Manufacturer and Builder, Vol. 16, Issue 10, October 1884, pgs. 229-230. (Article in digital images viewed at American Memory, Library of Congress.)
"Cape Ann Quarries, Massachusetts" (1884) Also included in this 1884 article from Harper's New Monthly Magazine are several sketches of stone quarriers and stone cutters at work and other quarry-related pictures.

Cape Ann, Massachusetts - The “Chapters on a Quarry Wall,” museum installation/photograph collection at the Cape Ann Historical Museum in Gloucester, Massachusetts, by Les Bartlett of local Cape Ann stone quarries will end January 31, 2008. After it ends, you will still be able to view photographs of the installation on his web site.

Cape Ann Historical Museum, Gloucester, Massachusetts - “Chapters on a Quarry Wall.”

This photograph was a part of the museum installation, and it is titled ‘Shadowing Ibis.’ (According to Les, the photograph is printed 33 inches high by 66 inches width.)

Carrara Marble Quarries, Italy, "A Marble World" (1903 article)
Columbia - Bell Marble Quarry, in Columbia, Tuolumne County – Photographic Tour of the Bell Marble Quarry.
Columbia Marble Quarry, Columbia, Tuolumne County, California - Photographic Tour.
"The Coming of Age of Marble" (December 1892) The Manufacturer and Builder,Vol. 24, Issue 12, December 1892, pgs. 278-279. (Article in digital images viewed at American Memory, Library of Congress.)
"Concerning Building Stones" (June 1890) (This article describes: rock face, pointed face, aze-hammered face, patent hammered, bush hammered, square drove, tooth chiseled, sawed face, fine sand finish, pumice finish, polished surface, and includes a few diagrams of some of these faces.) The Manufacture and Builder, Vol. 22, Issue 6, June 1890, pgs. 129-130. (Article in digital images viewed at American Memory, Library of Congress.)
Economic Geology of the Kenova Quadrangle: Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia, Bulletin 349, by Phalen, William Clifton, Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., 1908.
"The Evolution of The Marble Carver," in Throvgh The Ages Magazine, April, 1926, Vol. 3, No. 12.
Egyptian Obelisks in Egypt Today And Obelisks Moved to Istanbul - Rome - Paris - London & New York - Nova A World of Obelisks (NOVA)
Foreign Ownership of U.S. Aggregate and Ready Mix Industries, March 2005, prepared by the Laborers’ International Union of North America, Construction Department. [PDF]
"Foreign vs. American Marbles" (October 1891) The Manufacturer and Builder, Vol. 23, Issue 10, October 1891, pg. 230. (Article in digital images viewed at American Memory, Library of Congress.)
A Glimpse of the Celebrated Stone Quarries at Bedford, Indiana (booklet ca late 1880s)
Gold Rush Country, California Building Materials (1998) This is a photographic tour of selected buildings and structures in the Gold Rush Country of California starting at Mariposa in Mariposa County northward to Auburn in Placer County.
The Great Industries of the United States - Being an Historical Summary of the Origin, Growth, and Perfection of the Chief Industrial Arts of This Country - Quarries (1872)
Griffith Granite Quarry in Penryn, Placer County, California - Photographic Tour of Quarry.
"In The Marble Hills" (in Vermont) (1890) This article about marble quarrying includes several very nice sketches relating to quarrying marble from the Century Magazine, September 1890.
"In The Marble Quarries of Vermont," from Popular Mechanics, October 1914.
"Isle of Portland, England - Portland Quarry," from The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, #378, February 24, 1838.
Lessons In Stone - Harvard's Building Blocks Teach Natural and Cultural History, in Harvard Magazine (Text by Davis B. Williams; photographs by Jim Harrison.)
"The Marble Mountains" (in Vermont), by Edwin B. Child, Scribener's Magazine, May, 1905. This article is of the writer's visit to various marble quarries in Vermont and includes many drawings of that time of the quarry and the men working in the quarry.
The Marble-Workers' Manual. Designed for the Use of Marble-Workers, Builders, and Owners of Houses. Containing practical information respecting marbles in general; their cutting, working, and polishing; veneering of marble; painting upon and coloring of marble; mosaics; composition and use of artificial marble, stuccos, cements, receipts, secrets, etc., etc. (1856) Translated from the French, By M. L. Booth, with an Appendix Concerning American Marbles. Sheldon, Blakeman & Co., New-York, 1856. (The entire book is presented including picture of workmen's tools.) (This book is now available on Google Book Search in the Full View Books section. You can view the book as it was originally printed on the web site, and you can download the book in PDF format to your computer.)
Marble and Marble Working: A Handbook for Architects, Sculptors, Marble Quarry Owners and Workers, and All Engaged in the Building and Decorative Industries, by W. G. Renwick, Author of The Marble Industry, The Working of Marble for Decorative Purposes, etc. New York: D. Van Nostrand Company; London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1909. (This book is now available on Google Book Search in the Full View Books section. You can view the book as it was originally printed on the web site, and you can download the book in PDF format to your computer.)
Mineral Resources of the Appalachian Region – A compilation of information on the mineral resources, mineral industry, and geology of the Appalachian Region, Geological Survey Professional Paper 580, U. S. Geological Survey and the U. S. Bureau of Mines, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 1968.
New England Granite Quarry Channeling a New England Granite Quarry (postcard photograph 11719; “Phostint” Card; made only by Detroit Publishing Co.; unmailed, ca 1908)
Penryn, Placer County, California, Granite Quarry Trip - The Griffith Quarry in Penryn (1997 & 2000)
“The Potsdam Red Sandstone Quarries, Saint Lawrence County, New York” (1893 article) Scientific American, A Weekly Journal of Practical information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry and Manufacturers, Vol. LXVII-No. 1, New York, January 7, 1893. (This article is not available yet.)
“A Practical Quarrywoman,” (Cora L. Hess Faulkner of Oneida, New York) from Stone, an Illustrated Magazine, February 1898, Vol. XVI, No. 3, pp. 249-250.
Quarries - “Famous Quarries of the World” (October 1854) Putnam’s Monthly Magazine of American Literature, Science and Art, Vol. 4, Issue 22, October 1854, pgs. 404-408. (Article in digital images viewed at American Memory, Library of Congress.)
Quarry-Related Articles from the Manufacturer and Builder and others. Articles range date from the 1830s through the 1890s.
Raymond Granite Quarry in Raymond, Madera County, California - Photographic Tour of Quarry.
Rocklin Granite Quarry in Rocklin, Placer County, California - Photographic Tour of Quarry.
Secrets of the Parthenon, presented by NOVA and available on DVD. Sections on “Links & Books” and a “Teacher’s Guide” are included in addition to the following subjects:
- A Glorious Temple: Take a trip back to the fifth century B.C. with art historian Jeffrey Hurwit.
- Restoring the Ruin
- Scenes From a Quarry: Detailed line drawings reveal the tools and techniques of ancient Greek craftsmen.
- The Parthenon’s Many Lives: Trace the building’s various incarnations as a temple, church, mosque, and even an army barracks.
Sixteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey. Part IV. - Mineral Resources of the United States, 1894, Nonmetallic Products - "Stone" by William C. Day. (The report on stone for 1894 treated in some detail of the nature, composition, and properties of the different kinds of commercially important stone; also of uses to which they are put, the modes of occurrence in nature, methods of quarrying, dressing, and finishing for their various uses, etc.)
"Southern Marble" (June 1887 The Manufacturer and Builder, Vol. 19, Issue 6, June 1887, pgs. 130-131. (Article in digital images viewed at American Memory, Library of Congress.)
State Mineral Production Summaries: Major Minerals, Metals, and Energy Fuels, presented by Mineral Information Institute.
Stone (December 1895 magazine) This magazine includes many articles, advertisements, equipment, instruction, and many photographs and sketches of quarries, men working, etc.
Stone Magazine - List of Articles Beginning with the 1895 issue. (Stone - An Illustrated Monthly Magazine Devoted to Stone, Marble, Granite, Slate, Cement, Contracting and Building)
The Story of a Monument, presented by Dakota Granite, South Dakota. The story of a monument begins with the story of Dakota Mahogany granite.
Structural Materials in Parts of Oregon and Washingtion, 1909 by N. H. Darton.
Throvgh the Ages Magazine - List of Articles Beginning with the 1923 issue. “A Monthly Magazine devoted to the uses of Marble - its universal adaptability, beauty, permanency and economy”
USGS Mining and Quarrying – Minerals Yearbooks: Mining and Quarrying Trends (These documents are available on the USGS website in PDF format beginning with the year 1994 to recent years.)
United States Government Resources:
- 1992 Census of Mineral Industries - U. S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of The Census
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- 1992 Census of Mineral Industries - Industry Series - Stone Industries 1411, 1422, 1423, and 1429. U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of The Census
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- 1995 (September) Sector Notebook Project - Non-Fuel, Non-Metal Mining by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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- 1997 Economic Census Data - U. S. Census Bureau
  - Mining (listing by state)
  - Mining - Industry Series (Publications)
  - Some of the publications available are:
    - Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying
    - Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying
    - Crushed and Broken Granite Mining and Quarrying
    - Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying
- "Active Metal and Industrial Mineral Underground Mines in the United States in 2001," United States Geological Survey Mineral Industry Survey. [PDF]
- “Active Metal and Industrial Mineral Underground Mines in the United States in 2002,” United States Geological Survey Mineral Industry Survey. [PDF]
- “Active Metal and Industrial Mineral Underground Mines in the United States in 2003,” United States Geological Survey Mineral Industry Survey. [PDF]
- “Active Metal and Industrial Mineral Underground Mines in the United States in 2004,” United States Geological Survey Mineral Industry Survey. [PDF]
- Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States, U. S. Geological Survey.
  - Dimension Stone & Stone, Crushed - Data
- Minerals Yearbook - Stone, Dimension (1994-2007), U.S. Geological Survey (Scroll down to the “Minerals Yearbook” section.)
- Mining and Quarrying Trends, U.S. Geological Survey.
- United States Geological Survey Mineral Commodities Summaries (1996-2007) covering the nonfuel mineral industry of the United States. From the web site: "Published on an annual basis, this report is the earliest Government publication to furnish estimates covering nonfuel mineral industry data. Data sheets contain information on the domestic industry structure, Government programs, tariffs, and 5-year salient statistics for over 90 individual minerals and materials." Also included are Individual Mineral Commodity Data Sheets on many individual minerals including: Lime, crushed stone, and dimension stone.
Washington Monument Memorial Stones (Album/Slide Show), presented on the Washington Monument web site by National Park Service.
- Washington Monument - Experience the Monument - the Memorial Stones
  
  The Washington Monument web site has recently been redesigned. Below is an description that was available on the National Park Service web site in January 2008 that describes the Memorial Stones in the Washington Monument at the following web address. This web address is no longer available.
  <http://www.nps.gov/wamo/experience/memstones/State%20Stones/memstone.htm>
  
  “A unique feature of the Washington Monument is the 193 memorial stones that adorn the interior of the monument. Starting in July 1848 the Washington National Monument Society invited states, cities and patriotic societies to contribute Memorial Stones. The Society listed some requirements to be followed. They asked that the stone be durable, a product of the state’s soil, and meet the following dimensions; four feet long, two feet high and 18 inches thick. These stones pay tribute to the character and achievements of George Washington. These traits are not only admired by Americans but by people the world over as seen by the number of stones donated by foreign countries. Below is a list of stones donated by state. In the near future all the stones will be online.
  
  “While viewing the stones please keep in mind that the Washington Monument has undergone extensive renovation over the last three years. A key component of the project has been the restoration of the memorial stones. Over the years the stones have been damaged by moisture and vandalism. The pictures that follow show the condition of the stones before their restoration. In the upcoming months new images will be added highlighting the restored stones.”

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