Stone City, Iowa (town)
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Stone City, Iowa (town) is a small unincorporated community in Jones County, Iowa, historically known for its limestone quarries and distinctive stone architecture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stone City, Iowa | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | unincorporated community ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | unincorporated ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | stone masonry ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| county | Jones County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| daylightSavingTimeZone |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
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| developmentEra | late 19th century ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | limestone bluffs ⓘ |
| hasArchitecture | vernacular stone construction ⓘ |
| hasBuildingMaterial | Anamosa limestone ⓘ |
| hasCulturalLandscape | quarry-related structures ⓘ |
| hasEconomicHistory | export of building stone to regional markets ⓘ |
| hasEconomicTransition | decline of quarrying with rise of alternative building materials ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | quarry town ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
limestone production
ⓘ
stone quarrying ⓘ |
| hasLocalEconomy | historically quarry-based ⓘ |
| hasMaterialResource | limestone ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
buildings made from local limestone
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historic quarry pits ⓘ quarry-related worker housing ⓘ stone bridges ⓘ stone churches ⓘ stone commercial buildings ⓘ stone commercial district core ⓘ stone houses ⓘ stone retaining walls ⓘ stone school buildings ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | regional center of limestone quarrying in Iowa ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic buildings constructed of local limestone
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limestone quarries ⓘ stone architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Midwestern United States
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United States Corn Belt region NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Midwest limestone region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Anamosa, Iowa
NERFINISHED
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Wapsipinicon River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | stone quarries ⓘ |
| nearWaterBody | Wapsipinicon River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Jones County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | small community ⓘ |
| region | eastern Iowa ⓘ |
| state | Iowa ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportHistory | shipment of stone by rail and wagon ⓘ |
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