Description: This photograph shows the West Side Dock on Kelley’s Island. The West Dock was built in 1906 by the Kelleys Island Lime & Transport company and was located roughly in the middle of the west shore of the island. Sometimes called the Stone Dock, it is elevated pier made of steel and wooden trestles, with railway tracks running along the top, and designed to load crushed limestone into barges from either side. Within six years of being built, more than 500,000 tons were being shipped each year with as many as 8 steam locomotives needed to pull up to 150 full train cars. The company's island quarrying operation comprised more than 1,000 acres; especially impressive considering the whole island is only 2,888 acres. The lakeside ore dock was modified to a "pocket" structure in 1910. This greatly improved efficiency, as it allowed limestone to be stored in large bins until it could be loaded onto ships. While quarrying continues to be a major industry on the island, The Kelley Island Lime & Transport Company, founded in 1896, and which was once the largest producer of limestone and lime products in the world, closed the early 1960s. Numerous ruins of these operations and quarries now dot the island. The East Quarry closed in 1940 and is now a state park. The whole of Kelley’s Island was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F08_004_001
Subjects: Limestone--Ohio; Quarries and quarrying--Ohio; Historic sites--Ohio--Kelleys Island--Pictorial works; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Kelleys Island (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the West Side Dock on Kelley’s Island. The West Dock was built in 1906 by the Kelleys Island Lime & Transport company and was located roughly in the middle of the west shore of the island. Sometimes called the Stone Dock, it is elevated pier made of steel and wooden trestles, with railway tracks running along the top, and designed to load crushed limestone into barges from either side. Within six years of being built, more than 500,000 tons were being shipped each year with as many as 8 steam locomotives needed to pull up to 150 full train cars. The company's island quarrying operation comprised more than 1,000 acres; especially impressive considering the whole island is only 2,888 acres. The lakeside ore dock was modified to a "pocket" structure in 1910. This greatly improved efficiency, as it allowed limestone to be stored in large bins until it could be loaded onto ships. While quarrying continues to be a major industry on the island, The Kelley Island Lime & Transport Company, founded in 1896, and which was once the largest producer of limestone and lime products in the world, closed the early 1960s. Numerous ruins of these operations and quarries now dot the island. The East Quarry closed in 1940 and is now a state park. The whole of Kelley’s Island was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F09_012_1
Subjects: Limestone--Ohio; Quarries and quarrying--Ohio; Historic sites--Ohio--Kelleys Island--Pictorial works; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Kelleys Island (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows, what is most likely, gravel from the quarry on Kelley's Island, being loaded from a railcar onto a cargo barge. The Kelley Island Lime & Transport Company, founded in 1896, and which was once the largest producer of limestone and lime products in the world, closed the early 1960s. Numerous ruins of these operations and quarries now dot the island. The East Quarry closed in 1940 and is now a state park. Kelley’s Island, originally known as Island Number 6 and later Cunningham Island, was renamed in 1840 for brothers Datus and Irad Kelley, who were largely responsible for cultivating the island's quarrying, logging and winemaking industries. In 1975, 23 acres on the island's southern shore were designated a historic district, the "Kelleys Island South Shore District," and added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 1988, the district was renamed to the "Kelleys Island Historic District" and expanded to include the entire island. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F09_032_1
Subjects: Limestone--Ohio; Erie, Lake, Coast (Ohio); Quarries and quarrying--Ohio; Historic sites--Ohio--Kelleys Island--Pictorial works; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Kelleys Island (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse of a similar photograph reads "Ohio River & Gravel Co., Hoover, Ohio, near Cincinnati." Mining stone from quarry, sending it up a conveyer belt, crushing it into gravel and storing it in piles. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F10_019_1
Subjects: Quarries and quarrying--Ohio; Gravel
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the route of the Ohio and Erie Canal in Tuscarawas County between stations 3232 and 3331. A large stone quarry, bridges, railroads, stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are also noted. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). The Ohio and Erie Canal was constructed between 1825 and 1832, eventually connecting Cleveland and Lake Erie with Portsmouth and the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4911_005
Subjects: Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Quarries and quarrying;
Places: Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph shows what appears to be a mine quarry in Ohio. There are several large mounds of dirt piled around a small body of water. Quarries in level areas with shallow groundwater or which are located close to surface water often have engineering problems with drainage. Generally the water is removed by pumping while the quarry is operational, but for high inflows, more complex approaches may be required. Through the mounds of dirt, a building or factory can be seen. Additionally, two cars are in the picture, one in the foreground and one in the background. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F07_028_1
Subjects: Quarries and quarrying--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works;
 

Description: Briar Hill Stone Quarry, Glenmont, Holmes County, Ohio, ca. 1900-1909. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00470
Subjects: Quarries and quarrying--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Glenmont (Ohio); Holmes County (Ohio)