Utah's 19th Century Stone Quarries
Pioneer emigrants belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fleeing violent persecution arrived in Salt Lake Valley in 1847. The group included skilled craftsmen familiar with building trades. They soon located exposures of stone suitable for quarrying and building construction. Stone quarrymen and masons used methods and tools learned from their former homes to extract, shape, and build structures now landmarks in today's cities.Nineteenth century quarries were opened in Cache Valley, Salt Lake Valley, Sanpete Valley, Beaver, and St George. The stone quarried was as diverse in origin as the quarrymen themselves. Quarrymen…
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- ISBN: 978-1-947966-29-1
- EAN: 9781947966291
- Produktnummer: 33408995
- Verlag: Wido Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 174 S.
- Masse: H20.3 cm x B12.7 cm x D0.9 cm 194 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 194
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