Marble Quarry Marble Colorado

But colorado stone quarries an italian based company found a new and rich vein and as of 2015 is producing distributing and exporting high quality white marble colorado s state stone once.

Marble quarry marble colorado.

Those on the west being the john osgood quarry pit type started in the early 1890s and the present day quarry started in 1905 by the colorado yule marble company inside the mountain. Colorado stone quarries inc. The clean white marble deposits of the yule creek were first discovered in the late 1870 s. Ft lot listed for sale on.

The quarry is the main source of economy in marble and has undergone extensive openings closures and renovations since its discovery. More information about the yule marble quarry can be found at. It remains in use today. Colorado stone quarries colorado yule marble quarry marble tourism association yule marble quarry.

It was discovered in the 1870s in the small colorado town of marble near the west elk mountains. The yule marble quarry is one of the largest most important marble deposits in the world. I had forgotten this over the years and it was a welcome memory. In march the army corps of engineers determined that colorado stone quarries the operator of the pride of america.

1 marble quarry road marble co 81623 970 704 9002. First discovered in 1873 it is quarried today inside a mountain at 10 000 feet 3 050 m above sea level in contrast to most marble which is quarried from an. This one is a marble of metamorphosed limestone found only in the yule creek valley in the west elk mountains of colorado 2 8 miles 4 5 km southeast of the town of marble colorado. Channing meek with some help from the rockefellers raised 3 million to develop the colorado yule marble quarry.

Marble quarry road is an difficult road you can hike run and mountain bike to the yule marble quarry gate. It still holds the attraction as being a marble quary town as well as the historic site of the 100 ton that s right 100 ton solid slab of marble that was cut for the tomb or the unknowns in washington dc. The acres sq. The east side quarry started in 1904 by the strauss brothers was quarried inside whitehouse mountain.

View more property details sales history and zestimate data on zillow. I had not been to marble colorado in over 20 years and it has grown up quite a bit as have other towns in colorado. This is a 3 1 mile dirt road in marble co. Minor quarrying occurred between that discovery and the early 1900s.