SANTA CRUZ — During the second half of the 19th century up until the early 1900s, lime production from limestone was one of Santa Cruz”s most important industries and was critical to the early ...
SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP — Squatting atop a knoll and tucked within a thicket of trees and brush are a modest pair of industrial relics that managed an unusual feat: quietly surviving a developer’s ...
WALKERSVILLE, Md. (AP) -- When Alice Nemitsas first thought about establishing a park at what is now Fountain Rock Park and Nature Center, the lime kilns were hidden under tangled vines. "I didn't ...
is working to save the gigantic lime kilns carved into the hillsides of Warren County. The society is seeking permission to restore the crumbling kilns from people or businesses with the structures on ...
Autumn marks the end of Pennsylvania's growing season, but it does not mean that a farmer's work is done. For more than two centuries, one of the most important autumn chores for Monroe County farmers ...
Two late-19th century kilns that used to convert limestone into quicklime near Ruedi Reservoir continue to deteriorate, according to Pitkin County officials. Commissioners have a chance to save them.
In addition to photographs and plots on a map, Miller takes an oral history from those who have stories to tell involving lime kilns. One of his favorites is of a Mennonite deacon who lived along the ...
Ken Miller has been searching for and photographing the extant lime kilns of Lancaster County for decades. He always said he was going to write a book about them. He finally has done that. The result ...
This week’s image is a snapshot from the collections of the Greene County Historical Society’s Vedder Research Library showing an old lime kiln on Lime Kiln Road in New Baltimore. The image was taken ...
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