Difference between revisions of "Kentucky bluestone"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A brand name for a hard, light bluish-gray [ | + | A brand name for a hard, light bluish-gray [[sandstone]] quarried in Rockcastle County. Primarily quarried in the first half of the 20th century, Kentucky bluestone was used for platforms, steps, bridges, walls, dams, and buildings. |
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Revision as of 09:37, 21 January 2014
Description
A brand name for a hard, light bluish-gray Sandstone quarried in Rockcastle County. Primarily quarried in the first half of the 20th century, Kentucky bluestone was used for platforms, steps, bridges, walls, dams, and buildings.
Additional Information
Natural Environment of Eastern Kentucky: website
Authority
- Frank A. Lent, Trade names and Descriptions of Marbles, Limestones, Sandstones, Granites and Other Building Stones Quarried in the United States Canada and other Countries., Stone Publishing Co, New York, 1925
- Website address 1 Comment: Natural Environment of Eastern Kentucky at http://www.coaleducation.org/coalhistory/coaltowns/historic_context.htm