Bedford limestone quarries
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Bedford limestone quarries are a renowned group of stone quarries in Indiana famous for producing high-quality limestone used in prominent buildings and monuments across the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial heritage site
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limestone quarry complex ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Indiana limestone quarries near Bedford ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bedford, Indiana stone industry
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Indiana Limestone Company (historically and regionally) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| economicRole |
important source of building stone in the U.S.
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major regional employer historically ⓘ |
| exportedTo | multiple U.S. states ⓘ |
| extractionMethod | open-pit quarrying ⓘ |
| feature |
large open-pit quarry faces
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rail connections for stone transport ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Mississippian ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | Salem Limestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
easily carved
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relatively homogeneous composition ⓘ weather-resistant ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-quality limestone
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light-colored limestone ⓘ uniform texture limestone ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lawrence County, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bedford, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialType | oolitic limestone ⓘ |
| notableUseIn |
monumental architecture in the United States
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prominent U.S. buildings ⓘ |
| partOf | Indiana limestone district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfIndustry | Indiana limestone industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produces |
building stone
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dimension limestone ⓘ |
| resourceType | natural stone resource ⓘ |
| significance | nationally important source of limestone for U.S. architecture ⓘ |
| stoneTypeMarketName |
Bedford stone
NERFINISHED
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Indiana Limestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportMode | railroad shipment of stone blocks ⓘ |
| usedFor |
architectural construction
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institutional buildings ⓘ monuments ⓘ ornamental stonework ⓘ public buildings ⓘ |
| usedInStyle |
Beaux-Arts architecture
NERFINISHED
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Gothic Revival architecture ⓘ Neoclassical architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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