Kentucky bluestone

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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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Natural Environment of Eastern Kentucky: website

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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

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