Marble, Colorado
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Marble, Colorado is a small mountain town in Gunnison County known for its historic marble quarries that supplied stone for prominent American monuments and buildings.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Town of Marble, Colorado | 1 |
| town of Marble, Colorado | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Gunnison County, Colorado ⓘ |
| developedAround | Yule Marble quarry ⓘ |
| governedAs | unincorporated community ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 970 ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Marble ghost town remnants
ⓘ
access to Crystal Mill area ⓘ historic marble quarry sites ⓘ nearby hiking trails ⓘ |
| hasBuildingMaterial |
Colorado Yule marble
ⓘ
surface form:
Yule Marble
|
| hasCharacteristic |
mountain town
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small population ⓘ |
| hasClimate | continental mountain climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
outdoor recreation
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasElevation |
about 2,420 meters
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about 7,950 feet ⓘ |
| hasHistoricPeriodOfGrowth | early 20th century marble boom ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRole |
source of marble for the Lincoln Memorial
ⓘ
source of marble for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ⓘ source of marble for various federal and state buildings ⓘ |
| hasIndustry | marble quarrying ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Crystal River
ⓘ
White River National Forest ⓘ Yule Creek Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Yule Creek
|
| hasNearbyMountainRange | Elk Mountains ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea | Raggeds Wilderness ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 81623 ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
backcountry skiing
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ off-road driving ⓘ |
| hasTransportationAccess | County Road 3 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Colorado Yule marble
ⓘ
surface form:
Yule Marble
historic marble quarries ⓘ supplying marble for notable buildings in the United States ⓘ supplying marble for prominent American monuments ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | western Colorado ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Carbondale, Colorado
ⓘ
Crystal, Colorado ⓘ |
| partOf | Gunnison County, Colorado ⓘ |
| state | Colorado ⓘ |
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town of Marble, Colorado
this entity surface form:
Town of Marble, Colorado