Beaver Dam Quarry
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Beaver Dam Quarry is a historic stone quarry in Cockeysville, Maryland, known for producing high-quality marble used in prominent 19th-century American buildings.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic stone quarry
ⓘ
industrial archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry | stone quarrying industry ⓘ |
| associatedWithMaterial | building marble ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eraOfGreatestActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | Cockeysville Marble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | contributed to American architectural heritage ⓘ |
| hasHistoricUse | commercial marble quarrying ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| knownFor | production of high-quality marble ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baltimore County, Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cockeysville, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| materialExtracted | marble ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | high quality of marble produced ⓘ |
| partOf | Cockeysville marble quarries region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productType |
architectural marble
ⓘ
dimension stone ⓘ |
| region | Piedmont region of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | source of marble for prominent 19th-century American buildings ⓘ |
| usedFor | building stone ⓘ |
| usedInConstructionOf | prominent public buildings in the United States ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | 19th century American architecture ⓘ |
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