Structures and Monuments in Which Missouri Stone was Used

• Finished Products from Missouri Stone in Missouri (Continued)
  • Johnson County, Missouri - the Foundations, Bridge Abutments, etc., from Sandstones of Johnson County, from “Notes on The Clays and Building Stones of Certain Western Central Counties Tributary to Kansas City,” by G. E. Ladd, Assistant Geologist, in Bulletin No. 5, Geological Survey of Missouri, Jefferson City, July 1891, pp. 46-86.

    The Building Stones and The Stone Industry (of Johnson County, Missouri) - The Warrensburg sandstone.

    “The building stones of Johnson county having a commercial value are sandstones. These are widely developed, and are known as the Warrensburg and the Carbon Hill sandstones. The former is, by far, the best known sandstone in the State, and it has enjoyed a wide sale for years, being used in many large public and private buildings. The demand for it has, however, fallen off lately...It varies from gray to brown, but, as used, is generally of a gray color, which is of uniform, handsome appearance. It is often calcareous, highly micaceous, and quite friable. It contains, frequently, large nodular masses of siliceous iron ore, and pockets of bitumen, and of argillaceous matter.

    The Carbon Hill sandstone,

    “The Carbon Hills sandstone occurs in the Lower Coal Measures. It is from five to eight feet in thickness, and is well marked throughout the county. Its color is buff and brown. It is soft and easily worked. It has been quarried only for local uses, such as foundations, bridge abutments and so forth.”

  • Joplin, Missouri – the Carnegie Library (The following photograph is from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    Plate XXI. Carthage Limestone (Burlington). Carnegie Library, Joplin, Mo.

  • Joplin, Missouri - the Connor Hotel Building (from Missouri Marble, by Norman S. Hinchey, Report of Investigations No. 3, Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, Rolla, Missouri, 1946. Used with permission of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.)

    “Marble quarried from the Shoal Creek Quarry in Newton County, Missouri, operated by the Joplin Marble Quarries Company was used in the construction of the exterior and interior of the Connor Hotel building. The color of the stone was described as ‘medium dark gray color, stylolitic, coarsely crinoidal to rather fine-grained, with appreciable variations in texture.’”

  • Joplin, Missouri - the Federal Building (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    “(The Myers Stone Company’s limestone) quarry, which is owned by Wm. Myers of Joplin and Frank N. Myers of Carthage, and operated by the latter, is located about three and one-half miles southwest of the Carthage court house, in sec. 12, T. 28, R. 32 W. It is just north of the Missouri Pacific railroad, with which it is connected by a spur. The company owns ten acres of land upon which the quarry is situated. The quarry was opened in 1902 and has a west face of 75 feet and a south face of 100 feet....”

    “The lowest channel cut contains the best stone in the quarry. This cut contains the thickest bed of stone free from sutures which was observed in any of the quarries at the time this examination was made. The Federal building at Joplin was built out of stone from this ledge.”

  • Joplin, Missouri – GovernmentBuilding (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by Ernest Robertson Buckley and H. A. Buehler, 1904, pages 133-134.)

    Limestone quarried from the Carthage, Missouri, area was used with wholly or in part in the construction of the building. The color of the Carthage limestone ranges from brown and gray to white. Some of the stone has a faint blue tint.

  • Joplin, Missouri – the Joplin Public Library – Two Marble Panels (The link from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
    <http://www.mlnc.org/~jpl/special.htm>

    Originally the panels were above the ground floor windows of the Conner Hotel. Today these two carved marble panels are placed west exterior wall of the library.

  • Joplin, Missouri – the Murphy Residence (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    Plate XXVI. Carthage Limestone (Burlington). Murphy Residence, Joplin, Mo. (Carthage limestone was used in the construction of the Murphy residence.)

  • Joplin, Missouri - the U. S. Post Office Building (from Missouri Marble, by Norman S. Hinchey, Report of Investigations No. 3, Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, Rolla, Missouri, 1946. Used with permission of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.)

    Carthage Marble (a limestone) quarried at Carthage, Missouri, was used in the construction of the exterior of the U. S. Post Office building.

  • Kahoka, Missouri - the Monument Bases, Sills, Caps, Curbing, & Flag Stones (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    “(The Casey sandstone) quarry is located about two and one-half miles north of Kahoka, in the S.E. ¼ of the N.W. ¼ of sec. 9, T. 65, R. 8 W. It was opened about 1859 and has been worked intermittently since that time....”

    “The sandstone is easy to quarry and breaks easily with a sledge or plugs and feathers. Good stone of almost any desired thickness can be obtained. Besides being used for foundations, it has been quarried for sills, caps, curbing and flagging. Monument bases of a light gray color can be obtained from this stone. The limestone bed at the base of the quarry is too thick for foundations and is difficult to split into sizes suitable for other purposes....”

  • Kansas City, Missouri – Stone Used in Construction in Kansas City (circa 1898) (from Stone: An Illustrated Magazine, May 1898, Vol. XVI, No. 6, “Correspondence” section, pp. 555)

    “Kansas City, MO.

    “The great expectations of last winter have not been realized so far, still a good amount of building is going on; mostly residence of the cheaper modern class with little stone in them.

    “Quite a number of contracts are to be let soon, among them some fairly good residences with stone trimmings, a brick warehouse with stone trimmings, to cost $12,000, a school house at Independence, and two school houses at Kansas City, Kan.

    “The stonemasons had plenty of work all spring, but were retarded a good deal on account of rain.

    “The local quarries are doing a flourishing business.

    “C.E., Kansas City, Mo., April 25.”

  • Kansas City, Missouri - the American Hereford Breeders Association Building (Ozark Quarries Co., Carthage, Missouri, advertisement from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, October 1923, Vol. 1, No. 6, pp. 52.)

    The American Hereford Breeders Association Building at Kansas City, Missouri. Exterior Ozark Marble - Ozark Gray Veinless Marble - Ozark Gray Veined Marble

    Ozark Quarries Company, Mill and Quarries, Carthage, Missouri

    An expression of the adaptability of Ozark Exterior Marble in sand rubbed finish. Possessing an even white color on which discoloration is prevented by its non-absorbing tex ture. Ozark Exterior Marble makes an ideal material for the better class of cut stone work. The quarry facilities for handling this class of work are ample to give good service on reasonable sizes in any quantity required. The price on Ozark Exterior marble, considering quality, is very attractive.

    Exterior Ozark Marble - Ozark Gray Veinless Marble - Ozark Gray Veined Marble

  • Kansas City, Missouri - Building located at 12th and Washington Streets (from Report on The Building Stones of The United States, and Statistics of the Quarry Industry for 1880, by George W. Hawes, Curator of the Department of Mineralogy and Lithology at the National Museum, and by F. W. Sperr and Thomas C. Kelly, Joint production of the Census Office and the National Museum, 1883)

    “Limestone No. 90, Upper Coal Measures, lying a little above, is often quarried and used for ordinary foundation work, while the limestone under consideration is used for general building purposes. It may be seen in the basement walls of the Merchants’ exchange, the Journal office, and the building at Twelfth and Washington streets, Kansas City. It contains the characteristic coral Campophyllum torquium (O. and S.). It is generally evenly bedded in layers from 6 to 16 inches in thickness, and is much used in foundations. Its is apparently durable and of more than usual strength. Its texture is homogenous, and often has numerously-disseminated bright calc-spar specks. The color in the quarry is a grayish-drab, weathering to a brownish-drab, and shows a brownish discoloration along the joints.”

  • Kansas City, Missouri - the Corps of Discovery Statue - the Pedestal (This web site was presented on the Missouri Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission web site, but the link from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
    <http://www.lewisandclark.mo.gov/sculpture.asp>

    According to this web site, the monument commemorates the Lewis and Clark Expedition and its “Corps of Discovery.” The sculptor ws Eugene Daub who won an invited design competition in 1996. The monument was dedicated at Clark’s Point on April 26, 2003. The statue memorializes “...not only explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, but also including Sacagawea, York, and Lewis’s Newfoundland breed dog, Seaman, as well.” The pedestal of the monument is of “Missouri Red” granite.

  • Kansas City, Missouri - the Corrigan Building (from “Notes on The Building Stones, Clays and Sands of Iron, St. Francois and Madison Counties,” by G. E. Ladd, Assistant Geologist, in Bulletin 1, Geological Survey of Missouri, Jefferson City, April 1890.)

    Granite quarried from one of the quarries at Graniteville, Iron County, Missouri, operated by the Syenite Granite Company, was used in the construction of the Corrigan building. “The color of this stone is red or dark pink, mottled with gray and black, the red shades being due to feldspar, the others to a more or less smoky quartz. The rock takes a high, lustrous and handsome polish....”

  • Kansas City, Missouri - the Court House Building (from Missouri Marble, by Norman S. Hinchey, Report of Investigations No. 3, Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, Rolla, Missouri, 1946. Used with permission of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.)

    Marble quarried from the Phenix Marble Company’s “Old West Quarry” at Phenix, Greene County, Missouri, was used in the construction of the Court House building prior to 1942.

  • Kansas City (?), Missouri – the Farmers’ and Merchants’ National Bank (“A Bank Building of Carthage Stone,” in Stone: An Illustrated Magazine, February 1919, Vol. XL, No. 2, pp. 75.)

    A Bank Building of Carthage Stone

    “The accompanying illustration shows a small but very striking banking building erected of Carthage stone. It was the original intention, we believe, to erect this of an artificial material, but the banking officials were finally convinced that it would be the part of wisdom and economy to put it in natural stone. They cannot but be pleased with their decision. The building is dignified and beautiful, entirely suited for the purpose for which it was intended. What is more, it is durable and will not need constant repair and replacement, which would be the case if artificial substitutes had been employed. In addition to this, the matter of sentiment cuts some figure. Above all things else, a bank must stand for honesty and integrity, and how are these typified if its home is a sham, endeavoring to represent something it is not?

    “Carthage stone has had a constantly growing use in the Southwest. It is attractive in appearance, easily worked, and of good lasting qualities. In weathering it grows whiter, but always retains a warm and mellow tone.

    One of the most important uses of Carthage stone was in the Missouri State Capitol at Jefferson City, only recently completed. This is one of the largest and most striking public buildings in the Southwest and contains some notable stone details. It was illustrated in these columns some months ago.

    (Photo caption) “Bank of Carthage Stone – The Farmers’ and Merchants’ National Bank, cut and erected by E. C. Thym, Kansas City, in stone from the Carthage Quarries.”

  • Kansas City, Missouri - the Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio State Historic Site,
    3616 Belleview, Kansas City, MO 64111; (816) 931-5722.
    • According to the HGTV web site, the house in which Thomas Hart Benton lived for 35 years was constructed of Missouri limestone.
  • Kansas City, Missouri - Former Underground Limestone Quarries today the Interstate Underground Storage. Excerpts from Missouri Mining Heritage Guide, by John R. Park, Stonerose Publishing Co., Miami, Florida, March 2005. (The following excerpted quotations are used with the permission of John R. Park, author.)

    “The underground openings of Interstate Underground Storage, on both sides of SR 78, which are former underground limestone quarries, are easily viewed.”

  • Kansas City, Missouri - the Heest Building (from “Notes on The Building Stones, Clays and Sands of Iron, St. Francois and Madison Counties,” by G. E. Ladd, Assistant Geologist, in Bulletin 1, Geological Survey of Missouri, Jefferson City, April 1890.)

    Granite quarried from one of the quarries at Graniteville, Iron County, Missouri, operated by the Syenite Granite Company, was used in the construction of the Heest building. “The color of this stone is red or dark pink, mottled with gray and black, the red shades being due to feldspar, the others to a more or less smoky quartz. The rock takes a high, lustrous and handsome polish....”

  • Kansas City, Missouri - the C. R. Hunt Residence (This information was presented by the Kansas City Public Library in their “Local History” section. The link from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
    <http://www.kclibrary.org/sc/post/streets/20000011.htm>

    Marble from the Phoenix marble quarries located near Springfield, Missouri, was used to build the home of C. R Hunt in Kansas City, Missouri.

  • Kansas City, Missouri - the Jackson County Court House Buildings (from “Notes on The Building Stones, Clays and Sands of Iron, St. Francois and Madison Counties, ” by G. E. Ladd, Assistant Geologist, in Bulletin 1, Geological Survey of Missouri, Jefferson City, April 1890.)

    Granite quarried from the Milne and Gordon quarry located in township 34 north, range 6 east, section 5, near the center, St. Francois County, Missouri, was used in the construction of the Kansas City Court House building.

    • The Jackson County Courthouse (circa 1892) (from Jackson County Courthouse History) (photographs) [PDF]

      “The second Kansas City Courthouse was a native stone building with a slate roof located at 5th and Oak Streets purchased for $200,000. It opened in 1892...But the building was used for 43 years before it was sadly razed for salvage 1936-1940.”

    • The JacksonCounty Courthouse (circa 1934) (from Jackson County Courthouse History) (photographs) [PDF]

      Construction of this Kansas City Courthouse began on July 17, 1933 and was dedicated on December 27, 1934. The Courthouse was located at 12th and Oak Street. The design of the building is a modern Art Deco, although Neo-Classic figures appropriate for a civic building” were incorporated. “Many of the hallways of the courthouse feature beautiful marble blocks. The blocks making up many of these walls were made from a single piece of marble, which is why the patterns in the stone match together. 70 percent of the courthouse’s marble came from Missouri quarries.”

  • Kansas City, Missouri - the Kansas City City Hall Building (from Missouri Marble, by Norman S. Hinchey, Report of Investigations No. 3, Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, Rolla, Missouri, 1946. Used with permission of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.)

    Marble quarried from the Phenix Marble Company’s “Old West Quarry” at Phenix, Greene County, Missouri, was used in the construction of the Kansas City City Hall building prior to 1942.

    Eldorado or Ste. Genevieve Istrian Marble quarried from the Inkley Marble Quarries Company quarry located southwest of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, was also used in the construction of the City Hall building.

    • Kansas City, Missouri - the City Hall Building - the Lavatories (from Missouri Marble, by Norman S. Hinchey, Report of Investigations No. 3, Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, Rolla, Missouri, 1946. Used with permission of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.)

      Ozark Veined Marble (a limestone) quarried at Carthage, Missouri, was used in the construction of the lavatories in the interior of the City Hall building.

  • Kansas City, Missouri – the K. P. & G. Depot - the Piers and Trimmings (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by Ernest Robertson Buckley and H. A. Buehler, 1904, pages 133-134.)

    Limestone quarried from the Carthage, Missouri, area was used for the piers and trimmings at the depot. The color of the Carthage limestone ranges from brown and gray to white. Some of the stone has a faint blue tint.

  • Kansas City, Missouri – the Keith & Perry Building (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by Ernest Robertson Buckley and H. A. Buehler, 1904, page 74)

    Deep red colored granite quarried in the Graniteville, Missouri, quarries was used with wholly or in part in the construction of the Keith & Perry building.

  • Kansas City, Missouri - Merchants’ Exchange - the Basement Walls (from Report on The Building Stones of The United States, and Statistics of the Quarry Industry for 1880, by George W. Hawes, Curator of the Department of Mineralogy and Lithology at the National Museum, and by F. W. Sperr and Thomas C. Kelly, Joint production of the Census Office and the National Museum, 1883)

    “Limestone No. 90, Upper Coal Measures, lying a little above, is often quarried and used for ordinary foundation work, while the limestone under consideration is used for general building purposes. It may be seen in the basement walls of the Merchants’ exchange, the Journal office, and the building at Twelfth and Washington streets, Kansas City. It contains the characteristic coral Campophyllum torquium (O. and S.). It is generally evenly bedded in layers from 6 to 16 inches in thickness, and is much used in foundations. Its is apparently durable and of more than usual strength. Its texture is homogenous, and often has numerously-disseminated bright calc-spar specks. The color in the quarry is a grayish-drab, weathering to a brownish-drab, and shows a brownish discoloration along the joints.”

  • Kansas City, Missouri - the Municipal Auditorium Building - the Lavatories (from Missouri Marble, by Norman S. Hinchey, Report of Investigations No. 3, Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, Rolla, Missouri, 1946. Used with permission of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.)

    Ozark Tavernelle Marble (a limestone) quarried at Carthage, Missouri, was used in the construction of the lavatories in the interior of the Municipal Auditorium building.

  • Kansas City, Missouri - the Nelson Art Gallery Building (from Missouri Marble, by Norman S. Hinchey, Report of Investigations No. 3, Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, Rolla, Missouri, 1946. Used with permission of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.)

    Marble quarried from the Phenix Marble Company’s “Old West Quarry” at Phenix, Greene County, Missouri, was used in the construction of the Nelson Art Gallery building prior to 1942.

  • Kansas City, Missouri - the Oglesby Building (from Missouri Marble, by Norman S. Hinchey, Report of Investigations No. 3, Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, Rolla, Missouri, 1946. Used with permission of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.)

    Warrensburg sandstone quarried from the Pickel Sandstone Quarry located north of Warrensburg, Missouri, was used in the construction of the Oglesby building prior to 1904.

  • Kansas City, Missouri - the Public Library (from the “Notes From Quarry and Shop” section in Stone: An Illustrated Magazine, Vol. XI, No. 6, November, 1895, Frank W. Hoyt, Publisher, New York, pp. 572.)

    Notes From Quarry and Shop: “They sawed stone for the new public library at Kansas City, Mo., will be furnished by Carthage Stone Co., Carthage, Mo. Will take nearly 100 carloads. The stone for new courthouse, Paris, Tex., 140 cars, is also being gotten out at Carthage. Also for depots at Parsons, Kan., and Sedalia, Mo.”

    • Kansas City, Missouri – the Public Library (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by Ernest Robertson Buckley and H. A. Buehler, 1904, pages 133-134.)

      Limestone quarried from the Carthage, Missouri, area was used with wholly or in part in the construction of the building. The color of the Carthage limestone ranges from brown and gray to white. Some of the stone has a faint blue tint.

  • Kansas City, Missouri - the Second Church of Christ, Scientist (from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, September 1923, Vol. 1, No. 5, pp. 47.)

    Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Kansas City, Mo. Erected entirely of Napoleon Gray. Stripping land to start quarrying operations.

    Phenix Marble Company, Kansas City, Missouri

    Napoleon Gray for Exteriors and Interiors

    Napoleon Gray Marble has the hardness of texture to make it an ideal exterior marble, yet the beautiful softness of tone to harmonize with any interior color scheme. So great has been the demand for it, that we are constantly enlarging our quarry facilities. We can assure you immediate delivery in almost any quantity.

  • Kansas City, Missouri – the Simpson House (photograph and history)

    The Simpson house was constructed with limestone quarried and cut in limestone cut at a quarry in Carthage, Missouri.

  • Kansas City, Missouri - St. Joseph’s Hospital (from article entitled, “Ornamental Construction: The Advantages of Using Marble With Brick,” in Throvgh The Ages Magazine, October 1926, Vol. 4, No. 6, pp. 25-32.)

    St. Joseph’s Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. The base, entrance portico and trim is Napoleon Gray Marble. Wight & Wight, Kansas City, architects. (pp. 30)

  • Kansas City, Missouri - the Swope Park - the Memorial Flagstaff Base (from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, April 1924, Vol. 1, No. 12, pp. 67. This advertisement was found in a bound book of many issues of Throvgh The Ages Magazine at the back of the book.)

    A 68,000-Pound Block of Napoleon Gray Marble: In Swope Park, Kansas City, Missouri, is another example of the versatility of Napoleon Gray Marble. As a base for a memorial flagstaff is a single block 9 feet 2 inches by 9 feet 2 inches by 4 feet 8 inches, weighing 68,000 pounds. This block is in an extremely exposed location and is good evidence of the weathering qualities of this wonderful marble.

    Phenix Marble Company, Kansas City, Missouri - A 68,000-Pound Block of Napoleon Gray Marble

    In Swope Park, Kansas, Missouri, is another example of the versatility of Napoleon Gray Marble. As a base for a memorial flagstaff is a single block 9 feet 2 inches by 9 feet 2 inches by 4 feet 8 inches, weighing 68,000 pounds. This block is in an extremely exposed location and is good evidence of the weathering qualities of this wonderful marble. Send for samples and complete information.

  • Kansas City, Missouri - the U. S. Post Office Building (from Missouri Marble, by Norman S. Hinchey, Report of Investigations No. 3, Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, Rolla, Missouri, 1946. Used with permission of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.)

    Warrensburg sandstone quarried from the Pickel Sandstone Quarry located north of Warrensburg, Missouri, was used in the construction of the U. S. Postoffice building prior to 1904.

  • Kansas City, Missouri - the U. S. Post Office Building (from Missouri Marble, by Norman S. Hinchey, Report of Investigations No. 3, Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, Rolla, Missouri, 1946. Used with permission of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.)

    Marble quarried from the Phenix Marble Company’s “Old West Quarry” at Phenix, Greene County, Missouri, was used in the construction of the U. S. Post Office building prior to 1942.

    Ozark Tavernelle Marble and Ozark Veined Marble (both limestones) quarried at Carthage, Missouri, was used in the construction of the lobby and corridors in the interior of the U. S. Post Office building.

  • Kansas City, Missouri - the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art (from Missouri Marble, by Norman S. Hinchey, Report of Investigations No. 3, Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, Rolla, Missouri, 1946. Used with permission of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.)

    The “Kacimo Marble” Quarry

    “In the course of construction of the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art at Kansas City, Jackson County, limestone ledges of the Pennsylvanian were encountered in excavating a portion of the basement area. Stone from these ledges, supplemented from a quarry in Kansas City, was processed to produce marble used in the walls and arches of the vestibule at the south entrance to the Nelson Gallery. Mr. F. C. Greene of the Missouri Geological Survey reports* that the stone takes a high polish and ‘appears to be brecciated; contrasting buff, bluish-gray body with veins and blotches of deep brown oxidized material’. He states that it contains ‘masses and veins of calcite, with scattered crystalline cross-sections of fossils.’ These walls of the vestibule are from the Argentine unit of the Kansas City Group of Pennsylvanian formations. The trim at the base of the walls is from the Raytown formation and is described as darker than the walls, ‘with many lighter cross-sections of thin-edge of fossils - the same appearance which has caused the Raytown to be known as the ‘Calico Rock’ among quarrymen’ in the Kansas City area.”

    (* Page 42, footnote 5: Greene, F. C., Geologist Missouri Geological Survey: personal communication.)

  • Kansas City, Missouri - the Warder Grand Opera House (from Missouri Marble, by Norman S. Hinchey, Report of Investigations No. 3, Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, Rolla, Missouri, 1946. Used with permission of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.)

    Warrensburg sandstone quarried from the Pickel Sandstone Quarry located north of Warrensburg, Missouri, was used in the construction of the Warder Grand Opera House building prior to 1904.

  • Kirkwood, Missouri - House located above the Meramec Highlands Quarry (The link from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
    <http://media.www.missouri-miner.com/media/storage/paper426/news/2003/04/24/Features/Ozark.Mountain.Experience-425006.shtml>

    “The Meramec Highlands Quarry at Dee Koestering Park,” Missouri Outdoors Columnist Conor Watkins, May 1, 2003, in the Features section, in The Missouri Miner. (The issue published the previous week introduced the Meramec Highlands Quarry and presented the history of Dee Koestering Park. This article describes the quarry after Conor Watkins’ visit to the quarry with Linda Fenton, reportedly “the person who probably did the most to save this resource.”)

    The previous landowner’s, Mr. Ernie Koestering, house is located just above the quarry. He and his family lived there and enjoyed the quarry from 1962. According to the article, stone taken from this quarry may have been used in the construction of Mr. Koestering’s house. The city of Kirkland plans to take the house down some day. The park is named in honor of Mr. Koestering’s late wife, Delores “Dee” Koestering, who was “ a nature lover and didn't want to see the area destroyed.”

  • Kirkwood, Missouri - Meramec Highlands Meramec Highlands Resort Buildings including the Highlands Inn

    “Ozark Mountain Experience: The Meramec Highlands Quarry at Dee Koestering Park proves to be unique preservation of St. Louis history,” By Conor Watkins, April 24, 2003, in The Missouri Miner. (The link from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
    <http://media.www.missouri-miner.com/media/storage/paper426/news/2003/04/24/Features/Ozark.Mountain.Experience-425006.shtml>

    According to the article, this limestone quarry began operation in or before 1891. The stone quarried from the Meramec Highlands Quarry was used in the construction of the Meramec Highlands Resort buildings constructed by Marcus Bernheimer, a St. Louis businessman. The Highlands Inn, a hotel, was included in the resort amongst other buildings and swimming pools.

    According to the article, many existing nearby houses used stone from the Meramec Highlands Quarry.

    The Meramec Highlands Resort declined after the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, and the Highlands Inn burned in 1926. The quarry area was used by local visitors for picnics until the 1940s when the streetline car that brought people to that destination was discontinued.

    • Meramec Highlands Resort (1890-1995), presented by James Baker, Meramec Highlands Books (photographs and history)
    • “Glimpses of Meramec Highlands” (book) by James Baker, 1995, 213 pp. The book is in its sixth printing.  
  • Kirkwood, Meramec Highlands,Missouri - the Meramec Highlands Resort Train Depot (The link from which the following information was obtained is no longer available.)
    <http://www.kmov.com/marketplace/showcasehome/>

    According to the St. Louis Homes and Lifestyles web site, the Highlands Resort train station was constructed of “solid Missouri limestone.” In an article entitled, “Meramec Highlands has history as resort area,” by Robbi Courtaway, of the Suburban Journals, dated March 2, 2005, there was a limestone quarry called the Meramec Highlands Quarry which is today a part of Dee Koestering Park located at 1703 Marshall Road that includes walking trails throughout the park.

  • Knob Lick Area, Missouri - Granite Paving Blocks (from Building Stones and Clay-Products: A Handbook For Architects, by Heinrich Ries, Ph.D., 1912)

    “Knob Lick. The granite of this district is of a gray to grayish red color, and finer grained than that of Graniteville. Knots are not uncommon in it and may cause trouble. Much quarrying for paving blocks was done here in former years.”

  • Knob Lick (southwest of), Missouri - Monuments Created from Red Granite quarried from the Zeran Gregory Granite Company’s Granite Quarry located southwest of Knob Lick, Missouri (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    “The Zeran Gregory Granite Co., of Cairo, Illinois, has opened a quarry in sec. 35, T. 35, R. 5 E., on the farm of Mr. Gregory. When visited the quarry had just been opened and the granite was exposed only to a depth of twelve feet between two jointing planes, covering an area about eight feet by forty feet....”

    “This granite consists essentially of feldspar, quartz and mica. As far as exposed the granite has a uniform, deeper red color than most of the granite in this area. It takes an excellent polish and is very hard. It breaks with a very straight fracture....”

    “The chief product is monumental stone which is shipped to Cairo, Illinois. The quarry is two miles from the Turpin switch, to which the stone must be hauled by team.”

  • LaGrange, Missouri - Limestone Buildings in and around LaGrange (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    “This quarry is located in the N.E. ¼ of the N.W. ¼, sec. 25, T. 61 N., R. 6 W., about two miles northwest of the city. It is situated near the crest of a hill and has a face about 150 feet long and six feet in height....”

    “The stone is a fine to coarsely crystalline limestone which contains considerable argillaceous material. The color varies from a light gray to a yellowish buff....”

    “This quarry is owned by L. Hagood and operated by his son, Horace Hagood. It is worked intermittently. The stone is used chiefly for buildings in the vicinity of LaGrange.”

  • Lafayette County, Missouri - Foundations from Limestone & Sandstones of Lafayette County, from “Notes on The Clays and Building Stones of Certain Western Central Counties Tributary to Kansas City,” by G. E. Ladd, Assistant Geologist, in Bulletin No. 5, Geological Survey of Missouri, Jefferson City, July 1891, pp. 46-86.

    “Both limestones and sandstones occur. The sandstones are quarried systematically, but the limestones are worked in a small way, locally, to be used for foundations....”

  • Lamar, Missouri - Sandstone Watering Troughs, Curbing, & Flagstone (Sandstone) (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    “One quarry has been opened in the Lower Coal Measure sandstone near the southeast limits of the city, just north of the Kansas City, Ft. Scott and Memphis railroad. It is owned by B. A. Beamer of Lamar and has been operated intermittently since 1889....”

    “The color varies so greatly in the different beds that where the stone is laid on its bed, it would be impossible to construct a wall having a uniform color. In order to obtain a uniform color, the lower bed which has a quite constant purple color is split along the bed and laid on edge. Undoubtedly the stone is weaker when laid in this manner and if the superstructure is heavy it cannot be done without danger. Besides building stone, this quarry produces flagging and curbing which are used in Lamar.”

  • Leavenworth (near), Missouri - the Fort Leavenworth Public Buildings (from Physical Geography of Missouri in First Annual Report on The Commissioner of Statistics, To The General Assembly of Missouri For The Year 1866, by Professor C. G. Swallow)

    “Our examinations in Missouri prove the existence of such materials in nearly every formation in the State. Limestones, suitable for building purposes, are abundant in the upper and middle coal series, in the St. Louis Limestone, the Archimedes limestone, the Encrinital limestone, the Chouteau limestone, the Onandaga limestones, the Cape Girardeau limestone, the Trenton limestone, and the second, third, and fourth Magnesian limestones.

    “All these formations are more or less employed in the places where they are exposed. Numbers one and six of the upper coal series furnish the rock used in the Presbyterian church, and the public house erected by Mr. Park, at Parkville, and in the public buildings at Fort Leavenworth, all of which indicate their durability and beauty; and the ease with which it is wrought into any desirable form renders it a very economical building material.”

  • Lexington, Missouri - the Lexington Courthouse Columns (from Report on The Building Stones of The United States, and Statistics of the Quarry Industry for 1880, by George W. Hawes, Curator of the Department of Mineralogy and Lithology at the National Museum, and by F. W. Sperr and Thomas C. Kelly, Joint production of the Census Office and the National Museum, 1883)

    “North of the Blackwater good quarries have also been opened, and over thirty years ago columns for the court-house in Lexington, Missouri, were cut out. Those columns are still entire, and are discolored only by time.”

  • Lexington, Missouri - the Madonna of the Trail Statue in Lexington, Missouri, dedicated on September 17, 1928 (photographs) The following quotation is from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

    The following quotation is from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

    “Madonna of the Trail is a series of monuments dedicated to the spirit of pioneer women in the United States. The monuments were commissioned by the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). They were placed along the National Old Trails Highway and extended from Bethesda, Maryland, to Upland, California, in each of the 12 states the road passed through.

    “Created by sculptor August Leimbach and funded by contributions, the Madonna of the Trail monuments were intended to provide a symbol of the courage and faith of the women whose strength and love aided so greatly in conquering the wilderness and establishing permanent homes.

    “Dedicated in 1928 and 1929, with each of the 12 located in a different state, they became a source of local pride. Through the continuing efforts of local and national groups, all are currently in good condition and on display....”

    “The figure stands 10 feet high with a weight of 5 tons. The figure and the base are made of algonite stone (a poured mass) of which Missouri granite is used as the main aggregate, thus giving the monument a warm, pink shade. With the base, the monuments are about 18 feet high. The inscriptions on the east and west sides of each base are the same, but the north and south sides of each monument usually include local information as well.”

  • Liberal, Missouri - the Sandstone Buildings, Bridge Abutments, Sidewalks & Curbing (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    “The Lower Coal Measure sandstone, which outcrops in the vicinity of Liberal, is quarried both north and south of the city. The beds are thick and massive and break into very regular blocks. Stone can be obtained of any desired dimensions.

    “Three quarries are operated at this place, two of which are owned by ‘The Liberal Stone and Coal Co.’ and the third by W. H. Curless. The stone is essentially the same at the three quarries, excepting at the north quarry of the Liberal Stone and Coal Co., where it has been impregnated with bitumen or asphalt. The stone has been used mainly for buildings (local), bridge abutments, sidewalks and curbing.”

    “(The Curless sandstone) quarry, which is located about a mile west of Liberal, in the N.W. ¼, S.E. ¼, sec. 3, T. 32, R. 33 W., is owned and operated by W. H. Curless of Liberal, Missouri. It consists of three openings situated near one another on the west side of a hill....”

    “The middle opening which is being worked contains the best stone in the quarry....”

    “The stone is a fine grained, micaceous sandstone, varying in color from gray to a buff, the latter color being due to small specks of disseminated iron oxide. Near the top of the quarry occurs a twelve-inch bed of reddish colored stone containing a higher percentage of iron oxide....”

    “A large part of the stone from this quarry has been used in bridge abutments, for which purpose it is well adapted. The prices obtained in 1901 for all work measured in the wall were as follows:

    For dimension stone - $3.00 per yard.

    Ashlery, from 12-16 in. sq. - $2.50 per yard.

    Bridge rubble stone 12-14 in. thick - $2.00

    Wall and culvert stone - $1.75....”

  • Louisiana, Missouri - Limestone Quarried for Macadamizing Louisiana, Missouri, Streets) (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    “At the foot of Eighth street there is an exposure of forty feet of limestone, belonging to the Lithographic formation, which has been used for macadamizing the streets of the city. The city does not own a crushing plant and the stone is broken by tramps and prisoners which are lodged in the city jail.

    “This is the best limestone that can be obtained in this region for street paving and should be used more generally for this purpose.”

  • Louisiana, Missouri - Buffalo Cemetery - Pike County Pioneer Memorial (from Monumental News-Review Magazine, April 1949, Vol. 61, No. 4, pp. 61.)

    Missouri Red Granite Monument Memorializes Pike County Pioneers

    “Three miles south of Louisiana, Missouri, in Buffalo Cemetery, a 15 foot Missouri Red Granite monument is reported to have been erected recently in memory of Pike County pioneers.

    “An inscription on the east side of the polished section reads: ‘To honor the memory of the brave pioneers who settled Pike County in the early years of the 19th century.’ The inscription on the west side reads: ‘Captain Robert Jordan and his son, McGee, were ambushed and slain near this spot by hostile Indians during the War of 1812.’

    “The memorial was placed by Isaac H. Orr of St. Louis, who also erected a granite tombstone at the graves of Captain Jordan and his son, the first persons to be buried in Buffalo Cemetery, some years ago.”

  • Madge, Missouri - Limestone used in Madge Area as Bridge Abutments, Curbing, etc. (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    “(The Joplin-Elk River Stone Company’s Limestone) quarry is located on the north side of the hill (east of the Kansas City Southern railroad)...The rock is very similar in quality to that quarried by the Madge Stone Co. The beds, which occur directly above the 7-foot, blue, shaly bed, are somewhat heavier than in the Madge Stone Co.’s quarry. They are used either for heavy bridge stone or capped into range and curbing. This company confines itself to the production of curbing, rubble, bridge abutments, etc....”

    “(The Madge Stone Company’s limestone) quarry has a west face of about 500 feet along the hill. The stone is fine grained, bluish limestone, lying in well stratified beds. The stone above the 7-foot shaly bed is coarsely crystalline and very fossiliferous....”

    “The waste of the quarry and the thin beds in the upper part of the section are crushed for macadam and railroad ballast. The lower portion beneath the seven-foot bed of bluish stone is the most valuable in the quarry. The stone in these beds is quarried by means of plugs and feathers. It breaks easily into blocks which can be used for range, curbing and bridge work.

    “This quarry has been in operation about five years....”

  • Marshall, Missouri - the Sandstone Foundations, Bridge Abutments, Culverts, Caps, Sills, & Door Steps Used in the Marshall Area (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    “The only quarries in the vicinity of this city are owned by A. Olson and Joseph Dean of Marshall. They are both located in sandstone of Coal Measure age. Both were worked quite extensively at one time, but at present they have been almost abandoned. Most of the stone now used in Marshall is shipped from Napton where quarries have been opened in the Burlington limestone.”

    “(The Olson sandstone) quarry, which is owned and operated by A. Olson, is located about two miles southeast of Marshall. It consists of two openings, one on each side of a ravine, about thirty feet from the bottom....”

    “The sandstone in this opening is fine grained and frequently stained with iron oxide...”

    “This quarry has produced a large quantity of stone, most of which has been used for foundations, bridge abutments and culverts. The massive beds are well adapted to these uses and can be obtained in blocks of any desired dimensions. The stone from the upper beds has been used for caps, sills and door-steps. The abandonment of this quarry was chiefly due to the heavy stripping.”

  • Maryland Heights, Missouri - the Crystal Springs Quarry Golf Club (photographs and history - commercial web site)

    The Crystal Springs Quarry Golf Club was created from the site of an old limestone quarry

  • Maryville, Missouri – the First National Bank (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by Ernest Robertson Buckley and H. A. Buehler, 1904, pages 133-134.)

    Limestone quarried from the Carthage, Missouri, area was used with wholly or in part in the construction of the building. The color of the Carthage limestone ranges from brown and gray to white. Some of the stone has a faint blue tint.

  • Knob Lick Area, Missouri - Granite Paving Blocks (from Building Stones and Clay-Products: A Handbook For Architects, by Heinrich Ries, Ph.D., 1912)

    “Knob Lick. The granite of this district is of a gray to grayish red color, and finer grained than that of Graniteville. Knots are not uncommon in it and may cause trouble. Much quarrying for paving blocks was done here in former years.”

  • Knob Lick (southwest of), Missouri - Monuments Created from Red Granite quarried from the Zeran Gregory Granite Company’s Granite Quarry located southwest of Knob Lick, Missouri (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    “The Zeran Gregory Granite Co., of Cairo, Illinois, has opened a quarry in sec. 35, T. 35, R. 5 E., on the farm of Mr. Gregory. When visited the quarry had just been opened and the granite was exposed only to a depth of twelve feet between two jointing planes, covering an area about eight feet by forty feet....”

    “This granite consists essentially of feldspar, quartz and mica. As far as exposed the granite has a uniform, deeper red color than most of the granite in this area. It takes an excellent polish and is very hard. It breaks with a very straight fracture....”

    “The chief product is monumental stone which is shipped to Cairo, Illinois. The quarry is two miles from the Turpin switch, to which the stone must be hauled by team.”

  • Lafayette County, Missouri - Foundations from Limestone & Sandstones of Lafayette County, from “Notes on The Clays and Building Stones of Certain Western Central Counties Tributary to Kansas City,” by G. E. Ladd, Assistant Geologist, in Bulletin No. 5, Geological Survey of Missouri, Jefferson City, July 1891, pp. 46-86.

    “Both limestones and sandstones occur. The sandstones are quarried systematically, but the limestones are worked in a small way, locally, to be used for foundations....”

  • LaGrange, Missouri - Limestone Buildings in and around LaGrange (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    “This quarry is located in the N.E. ¼ of the N.W. ¼, sec. 25, T. 61 N., R. 6 W., about two miles northwest of the city. It is situated near the crest of a hill and has a face about 150 feet long and six feet in height....”

    “The stone is a fine to coarsely crystalline limestone which contains considerable argillaceous material. The color varies from a light gray to a yellowish buff....”

    “This quarry is owned by L. Hagood and operated by his son, Horace Hagood. It is worked intermittently. The stone is used chiefly for buildings in the vicinity of LaGrange.”

  • Lamar, Missouri - Sandstone Watering Troughs, Curbing, & Flagstone (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    “One quarry has been opened in the Lower Coal Measure sandstone near the southeast limits of the city, just north of the Kansas City, Ft. Scott and Memphis railroad. It is owned by B. A. Beamer of Lamar and has been operated intermittently since 1889....”

    “The color varies so greatly in the different beds that where the stone is laid on its bed, it would be impossible to construct a wall having a uniform color. In order to obtain a uniform color, the lower bed which has a quite constant purple color is split along the bed and laid on edge. Undoubtedly the stone is weaker when laid in this manner and if the superstructure is heavy it cannot be done without danger. Besides building stone, this quarry produces flagging and curbing which are used in Lamar.”

  • Leavenworth (near), Missouri - the Fort Leavenworth Public Buildings (from Physical Geography of Missouri in First Annual Report on The Commissioner of Statistics, To The General Assembly of Missouri For The Year 1866, by Professor C. G. Swallow)

    “Our examinations in Missouri prove the existence of such materials in nearly every formation in the State. Limestones, suitable for building purposes, are abundant in the upper and middle coal series, in the St. Louis Limestone, the Archimedes limestone, the Encrinital limestone, the Chouteau limestone, the Onandaga limestones, the Cape Girardeau limestone, the Trenton limestone, and the second, third, and fourth Magnesian limestones.

    “All these formations are more or less employed in the places where they are exposed. Numbers one and six of the upper coal series furnish the rock used in the Presbyterian church, and the public house erected by Mr. Park, at Parkville, and in the public buildings at Fort Leavenworth, all of which indicate their durability and beauty; and the ease with which it is wrought into any desirable form renders it a very economical building material.”

  • Lexington, Missouri - the Lexington Courthouse Columns (from Report on The Building Stones of The United States, and Statistics of the Quarry Industry for 1880, by George W. Hawes, Curator of the Department of Mineralogy and Lithology at the National Museum, and by F. W. Sperr and Thomas C. Kelly, Joint production of the Census Office and the National Museum, 1883)

    “North of the Blackwater good quarries have also been opened, and over thirty years ago columns for the court-house in Lexington, Missouri, were cut out. Those columns are still entire, and are discolored only by time.”

  • Lexington, Missouri - the Madonna of the Trail Statue in Lexington, Missouri, dedicated on September 17, 1928 (photographs) The following quotation is from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

    The following quotation is from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

    “Madonna of the Trail is a series of monuments dedicated to the spirit of pioneer women in the United States. The monuments were commissioned by the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). They were placed along the National Old Trails Highway and extended from Bethesda, Maryland, to Upland, California, in each of the 12 states the road passed through.

    “Created by sculptor August Leimbach and funded by contributions, the Madonna of the Trail monuments were intended to provide a symbol of the courage and faith of the women whose strength and love aided so greatly in conquering the wilderness and establishing permanent homes.

    “Dedicated in 1928 and 1929, with each of the 12 located in a different state, they became a source of local pride. Through the continuing efforts of local and national groups, all are currently in good condition and on display....”

    “The figure stands 10 feet high with a weight of 5 tons. The figure and the base are made of algonite stone (a poured mass) of which Missouri granite is used as the main aggregate, thus giving the monument a warm, pink shade. With the base, the monuments are about 18 feet high. The inscriptions on the east and west sides of each base are the same, but the north and south sides of each monument usually include local information as well.”

  • Liberal, Missouri - the Sandstone Buildings, Bridge Abutments, Sidewalks & Curbing (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    “The Lower Coal Measure sandstone, which outcrops in the vicinity of Liberal, is quarried both north and south of the city. The beds are thick and massive and break into very regular blocks. Stone can be obtained of any desired dimensions.

    “Three quarries are operated at this place, two of which are owned by ‘The Liberal Stone and Coal Co.’ and the third by W. H. Curless. The stone is essentially the same at the three quarries, excepting at the north quarry of the Liberal Stone and Coal Co., where it has been impregnated with bitumen or asphalt. The stone has been used mainly for buildings (local), bridge abutments, sidewalks and curbing.”

    “(The Curless sandstone) quarry, which is located about a mile west of Liberal, in the N.W. ¼, S.E. ¼, sec. 3, T. 32, R. 33 W., is owned and operated by W. H. Curless of Liberal, Missouri. It consists of three openings situated near one another on the west side of a hill....”

    “The middle opening which is being worked contains the best stone in the quarry....”

    “The stone is a fine grained, micaceous sandstone, varying in color from gray to a buff, the latter color being due to small specks of disseminated iron oxide. Near the top of the quarry occurs a twelve-inch bed of reddish colored stone containing a higher percentage of iron oxide....”

    “A large part of the stone from this quarry has been used in bridge abutments, for which purpose it is well adapted. The prices obtained in 1901 for all work measured in the wall were as follows:

    For dimension stone - $3.00 per yard.

    Ashlery, from 12-16 in. sq. - $2.50 per yard.

    Bridge rubble stone 12-14 in. thick - $2.00

    Wall and culvert stone - $1.75....”

  • Louisiana, Missouri - Limestone Quarried for Macadamizing Louisiana, Missouri, Streets) (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    “At the foot of Eighth street there is an exposure of forty feet of limestone, belonging to the Lithographic formation, which has been used for macadamizing the streets of the city. The city does not own a crushing plant and the stone is broken by tramps and prisoners which are lodged in the city jail.

    “This is the best limestone that can be obtained in this region for street paving and should be used more generally for this purpose.”

  • Madge, Missouri - Limestone used in Madge Area as Bridge Abutments, Curbing, etc. (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    “(The Joplin-Elk River Stone Company’s Limestone) quarry is located on the north side of the hill (east of the Kansas City Southern railroad)...The rock is very similar in quality to that quarried by the Madge Stone Co. The beds, which occur directly above the 7-foot, blue, shaly bed, are somewhat heavier than in the Madge Stone Co.’s quarry. They are used either for heavy bridge stone or capped into range and curbing. This company confines itself to the production of curbing, rubble, bridge abutments, etc....”

    “(The Madge Stone Company’s limestone) quarry has a west face of about 500 feet along the hill. The stone is fine grained, bluish limestone, lying in well stratified beds. The stone above the 7-foot shaly bed is coarsely crystalline and very fossiliferous....”

    “The waste of the quarry and the thin beds in the upper part of the section are crushed for macadam and railroad ballast. The lower portion beneath the seven-foot bed of bluish stone is the most valuable in the quarry. The stone in these beds is quarried by means of plugs and feathers. It breaks easily into blocks which can be used for range, curbing and bridge work.

    “This quarry has been in operation about five years....”

  • Marshall, Missouri - the Sandstone Foundations, Bridge Abutments, Culverts, Caps, Sills, & Door Steps Used in the Marshall Area (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    “The only quarries in the vicinity of this city are owned by A. Olson and Joseph Dean of Marshall. They are both located in sandstone of Coal Measure age. Both were worked quite extensively at one time, but at present they have been almost abandoned. Most of the stone now used in Marshall is shipped from Napton where quarries have been opened in the Burlington limestone.”

    “(The Olson sandstone) quarry, which is owned and operated by A. Olson, is located about two miles southeast of Marshall. It consists of two openings, one on each side of a ravine, about thirty feet from the bottom....”

    “The sandstone in this opening is fine grained and frequently stained with iron oxide...”

    “This quarry has produced a large quantity of stone, most of which has been used for foundations, bridge abutments and culverts. The massive beds are well adapted to these uses and can be obtained in blocks of any desired dimensions. The stone from the upper beds has been used for caps, sills and door-steps. The abandonment of this quarry was chiefly due to the heavy stripping.”

  • Maryville, Missouri – the First National Bank (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by Ernest Robertson Buckley and H. A. Buehler, 1904, pages 133-134.)

    Limestone quarried from the Carthage, Missouri, area was used with wholly or in part in the construction of the building. The color of the Carthage limestone ranges from brown and gray to white. Some of the stone has a faint blue tint.

  • Miami, Missouri - Sandstone Buildings - the Caps, Sills, Cornices, Coursing and Columns, Hitching Posts, Stepping-Blocks, Monument Bases, Foundations, Crosswalks, Sidewalks, Curbing, Bridge Abutments, & Retaining Walls. (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    “The Carroll County Sandstone Company, by which (the White Rock sandstone) quarry is owned, is a corporation consisting of A. T. Kendrick, B. D. Kendrick, O. A. Kendrick and Wm. Bushy. The quarry was opened in 1868 and has been operated almost continuously ever since. The company owns 160 acres of land underlain by stone similar to that in the quarry, constituting an almost inexhaustible supply....”

    “The upper portion is softer than the lower, and owing to its variegated color, is used entirely for bridge abutments and other purposes in which color is not an important factor. The stone from the lower part of the quarry, being uniform in color and texture, is used very extensively for caps, sills, monument bases, and dressed building stone.

    “As a whole, the stone consists of fine rounded grains of translucent quartz, cemented together chiefly with calcium carbonate. Small flakes of mica, grains of iron oxide and nodules of pyrites are lesser constituents of the rock. Large oval areas in the stone have been changed practically to a quartzite....”

    “The massive, homogenous character of the stone permits of extensive quarrying operations with comparatively little waste. Mill blocks of any desired dimensions can be obtained, the size being limited only by the carrying capacity of the derricks...The stone can be worked into any desired shape and the company is prepared to furnish stone for the following purpose: Buildings (caps, sills, cornices, coursing and columns), hitching posts, stepping-blocks, monument bases, foundations, crosswalks, sidewalks, curbing, bridge abutments, and retaining walls. In both the sawed and rock-faced finish, the stone has a very pleasing appearance.

    “This sandstone has been used in the construction of the Iowa State Capitol, the Methodist Church at Carrollton, the Public Library at Fulton and for bridge abutments along the Wabash railroad. It has also been shipped to the following cities for miscellaneous uses: St. Joseph, St. Louis, Kansas City and Marysville, Missouri; Lincoln, Nebraska; Ottumwa, Des Moines, Atlantic, and Bloomfield, Iowa.”

  • Missouri, et al. - the Wabash Railroad Bridge Abutments (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    “The Carroll County Sandstone Company, by which (the White Rock sandstone) quarry is owned, is a corporation consisting of A. T. Kendrick, B. D. Kendrick, O. A. Kendrick and Wm. Bushy. The quarry was opened in 1868 and has been operated almost continuously ever since....”

    “As a whole, the stone consists of fine rounded grains of translucent quartz, cemented together chiefly with calcium carbonate. Small flakes of mica, grains of iron oxide and nodules of pyrites are lesser constituents of the rock. Large oval areas in the stone have been changed practically to a quartzite....”

    “This sandstone has been used in the construction of the Iowa State Capitol, the Methodist Church at Carrollton, the Public Library at Fulton and for bridge abutments along the Wabash railroad. It has also been shipped to the following cities for miscellaneous uses: St. Joseph, St. Louis, Kansas City and Marysville, Missouri; Lincoln, Nebraska; Ottumwa, Des Moines, Atlantic, and Bloomfield, Iowa.”

  • Mississippi River - the Riprap along the Mississippi River (from Geology of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, by Stuart Weller and Stuart St. Clair, Vol. XXII, Second Series, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines, Rolla, Missouri, 1928. Used with permission.)

    “Limestone quarries have been opened in a number of localities in the eastern part of the county, much of the stone being used in the manufacture of a high grade white lime, although some blocks have been shipped for building purposes. Rock taken from the government quarry at Little Rock has been used extensively for riprap work along the Mississippi.”

  • Montrose, Missouri - Sandstone Flagstones, Curbing, Sills, & Steps (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    “(The Morris sandstone) quarry, which is owned and operated by W. H. Morris, was opened about twenty-five years ago, but at present it is operated only intermittently.

    “The quarry is located three and one-half miles north of town and is situated on the west side of a ravine, along which the sandstone outcrops. The stone has been quarried into the hill about twenty feet and about one-fourth of a mile along the ravine....”

    “On the opposite side of the ravine, the sandstone outcrops in beds from two to six inches in thickness. These beds have been quarried to some extent for flagging, curbing, sills and steps. This stone is in all respects similar to that on the west side of the ravine, although the stripping is somewhat less....”

  • Mt. Vernon (west of), Missouri - the Lawrence County Courthouse (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    Plate XXXIII. Phenix Limestone (Burlington). Lawrence County Courthouse, Mt. Vernon, Mo.

    “(The Davis limestone) quarry, which is located one mile west of Mt. Vernon, is owned and operated by. R. O. Davis....”

    “This stone, which has the appearance of that from Phenix, has been used for caps, sills, monument bases, etc. The lowest bed is the best in the quarry and from it can be obtained large blocks free from chert. The stone used in the arches and columns of the court house, at this place, was obtained form this quarry. The remainder of the building is constructed of limestone from Phenix. So closely do these two stones resemble each other that it is almost impossible to distinguish them apart in the building.”

  • Mt. Vernon (west of), Missouri - Limestone Monument Bases, Caps & Sills in Mt. Vernon (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

    “(The Davis limestone) quarry, which is located one mile west of Mt. Vernon, is owned and operated by. R. O. Davis....”

    “This stone, which has the appearance of that from Phenix, has been used for caps, sills, monument bases, etc. The lowest bed is the best in the quarry and from it can be obtained large blocks free from chert....”

  • Nevada, Missouri – the State Asylum Building (from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by Ernest Robertson Buckley and H. A. Buehler, 1904, pages 133-134.)

    Limestone quarried from the Carthage, Missouri, area was used with wholly or in part in the construction of the building. The color of the Carthage limestone ranges from brown and gray to white. Some of the stone has a faint blue tint.

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