QUARRY PRODUCTS OF IOWA¹

Directory of Iowa Limestone Quarries by Counties
by S. W. Beyer and Ira A. Williams

(Note: The Geological Horizon has been omitted from this list. See the individual county listings for that information.)

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Hamilton County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
C. A. Swanson	Webster City	earthy limestone	hand work	rubble

Hardin County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
N. J. Wheeler	Alden	white limestone, compact	hand work	building, flagging
W. A. Baldon	Alden	white limestone, compact		building, flagging
Barber Asphalt Paving Co.	Iowa Falls	hard, white limestone and sugary dolomite	crusher plant	crushed stone
W. H. Baskerville	Iowa Falls	hard, white limestone and sugary dolomite	hand work	rubble
V. A. Biggs	Iowa Falls	hard, white limestone and sugary dolomite	hand work	building, rubble
Ellsworth Stone Co.	Iowa Falls	hard, white limestone and sugary dolomite	crusher plant	dimension, rubble, crushed stone
W. E. Taylor	Iowa Falls	hard, white limestone and sugary dolomite	hand work	rubble

Henry County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
Beckwith Stone & Lime Co.	Mt. Pleasant	hard, compact limestone to magnesian limestone	portable jaw crusher	rubble, crushed stone
R. Brown & Co.	Mt. Pleasant	hard, compact limestone to magnesian limestone	hand work
Daniel Cronin	Mt. Pleasant	hard, compact limestone to magnesian limestone	hand work	rubble
James Purdie	Mt. Pleasant	hard, compact limestone to magnesian limestone	hand work	rubble
Ed. M. Masden	Salem	hard, compact limestone to magnesian limestone	hand work	rubble

Howard County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
Cresco City Quarry	Cresco	magnesian, argillaceous limestone	hand work	macadam
John Hallman	Cresco	magnesian, argillaceous limestone	hand work	building, rubble
John Croft	Elma	coarse dolomite	hand work	rubble
E. E. Evans	Elma	coarse dolomite	hand work	building, crushed stone
Wm. H. Patterson	Vernon Springs	soft dolomitic limestone above, blue limestone below

Humboldt County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
M. L. Peckham & Son.	Humboldt	white limestone and oölite	hand work	rubble, macadam

Jackson County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
Fred W. Ernest, Sr.	Bellevue	yellow, impure limestone	hand work	building, rubble
C. G. Hyler	Bellvue	impure limestone, yellow dolomite	hand work	lime
John Keil	Bellevue	yellow, impure limestone	hand work	building, macadam
Frank Sommers	Bellevue		hand work
Levi Beavers	Maquoketa	massive dolomite	hand work
Alfred Hurst & Co.	Maquoketa	massive dolomite	lime kilns, steam drills	lime, macadam
O. W. Joiner & Son	Maquoketa	massive dolomite	lime kilns	building, lime, macadam
Wm. Martin	Maquoketa	massive dolomite	hand work
W. D. Palmer	Maquoketa	massive dolomite	hand work
James Roe	Maquoketa	massive dolomite
L. B. Stuart & Co.	Monmouth	massive dolomite	kilns	lime

Johnson County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
Ed. L. Crowley	Iowa City		hand work	building and rubble
E. P. Hutchinson	Iowa City	blue and gray limestone	hand work	building, macadam

Jones County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
James Lawrence	Anamosa	evenly bedded, vesicular dolomite	hand work	building, rubble
Penitentiary Quarry	Anamosa	evenly bedded, vesicular dolomite	steam drills and derricks	dimension (rough & dressed), flagging, rubble, curbing, riprap
O. J. Austin	Hale	evenly bedded, vesicular dolomite	hand work	building, rubble
Jno. Christopherson	Hale	evenly bedded, vesicular dolomite	hand work	building, rubble
Geo. Osborne	Hale	evenly bedded, vesicular dolomite	hand work	building, rubble
C. O. Woodard	Hale	evenly bedded, vesicular dolomite	hand work	rubble, flagging
August Hartwig	Olin	evenly bedded, vesicular dolomite	hand work
Lewis Story	Olin	evenly bedded, vesicular dolomite	hand work
H. Dearborn & Sons	Stone City	evenly bedded, vesicular dolomite	steam channeler, drills, derricks and crusher plant	dimension (rough, dressed), bridge, rubble, riprap, crushed stone, etc.
F. Erickson & Co.	Stone City	evenly bedded, vesicular dolomite	steam channeler, drills, derricks and crusher plant	dimension (rough, dressed), bridge, rubble, riprap, crushed stone, etc.
J. A. Green & Sons	Stone City	evenly bedded vesicular dolomite	steam channeler, drills, derricks and crusher plant	dimension (rough, dressed), bridge, rubble, riprap, crushed stone, etc.
John Ronen	Stone City	evenly bedded, vesicular dolomite	steam channeler, drills, derricks and crusher plant	dimension (rough, dressed), bridge, rubble, riprap, crushed stone, etc.
John W. Anderson	Hedrick	pure to magnesian limestones, variable	hand work	rubble
B. F. Berry	Hedrick	pure to magnesian limestones, variable	hand work
Chas. G. Sandusky	Hedrick	pure to magnesian limestones, variable	hand work	building, rubble
W. H. Stevens	Hedrick	pure to magnesian limestones, variable	hand work
Geo. W. Watts	Hedrick	pure to magnesian limestones, variable	hand work
A. A. Williams	Hedrick	pure to magnesian limestones, variable	hand work	building, rubble
Joseph Ingle	Ollie	pure to magnesian limestones, variable	hand work	building, rubble, flagging
I. M. Walker	Richland	pure to magnesian limestones, variable	hand work	building, rubble, riprap
Chas. H. Miller	Sigourney	pure to magnesian limestones, variable	hand work	building, rubble
Frank Manion	Sigourney	pure to magnesian limestones, variable	hand work	building, rubble

Lee County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
McManus & Tucker	Ballinger Station	sub-crystalline, grayish blue limestone	crusher plant, steam drills and derricks	building, rubble, riprap, crushed stone
Cameron & McManus	Keokuk	sub-crystalline, grayish blue limestone	crusher plant, steam drills and derricks	building, rubble, crushed stone
A. L. Carroll	Keokuk	sub-crystalline, grayish blue limestone	hand work
Harrison & Dietz	Keokuk	sub-crystalline, grayish blue limestone	hand work	building, rubble, riprap
Peter Kelly	Keokuk	sub-crystalline, grayish blue limestone	hand work
W. H. Graham	Montrose & Gallands	sub-crystalline, grayish blue limestone	hand work
Kennedy & Wardlow	Montrose	sub-crystalline, grayish blue limestone	hand work
August Beach	West Point	blue and brown limestone	hand work	building, flagging, riprap
Geo. E. Craig	West Point	blue and brown limestone	hand work
H. J. Neuweg	West Point	blue and brown limestone	hand work	building, rubble
Chas. Graner, Sr.	Franklin
Henry Graner	Franklin
Fred Hammer	Franklin
Henry Judy	Franklin
F. L. Pardall	Franklin
Henry Sprenger	Franklin

Linn County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
Bess Lime Works	Cedar Rapids	magnesian limestone	kilns
J. J. Snouffer, Jr.	Cedar Rapids	magnesian limestone	crusher plant	crushed stone
Wesley Lorence	Mount Vernon	dolomite	hand work
E. L. Keith	Mount Vernon	dolomite	hand work	building, rubble, crushed stone
Mt. Vernon Stone Co.	Mount Vernon	dolomite	steam drills and derricks	building, rubble
Jos. Pisny	Mount Vernon	dolomite	hand work
Joseph Hoolik	Palisades	dolomite	hand work	building, rubble
Michael C. Walker	Prairiesburg	dolomite	hand work
Viola Lime Works	Viola	massive dolomite	kilns	lime, rubble
Wm. M. Pickering	Viola	massive dolomite	hand work

Louisa County

Firm Name	Location of Quarry	Kind of Stone	Quarry Equip.	Products
Mrs. Churchman	Cairo	gray, sub-crystalline, pure limestone	hand work
J. M. Marshall	Columbus City	gray, sub-crystalline, pure limestone	hand work	building, macadam, riprap
J. E. Gray	Columbus Jct.	gray, sub-crystalline, pure limestone	hand work	building, rubble
Jno. A. Hall	Columbus Jct.	gray, sub-crystalline, pure limestone	hand work	building, rubble
J. Hayes Jones	Columbus Jct.	gray, sub-crystalline, pure limestone	hand work
W. C. Bryant	Morning Sun	gray, sub-crystalline, pure limestone	hand work
W. A. Steele	Morning Sun	gray, sub-crystalline, pure limestone	hand work
Chas. B. Wilson	Morning Sun	gray, sub-crystalline, pure limestone	hand work	building, rubble
John Ackenbom	Newport	gray, sub-crystalline, pure limestone	hand work	building, rubble

Source

Iowa Geological Survey, Vol. XVII, Annual Report, 1906 with Accompanying Papers, Samuel Calvin, Ph.D., State Geologist, Iowa State Printer, Des Moines, Iowa, 1907.

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