Indiana Limestone (3)

Indiana Limestone Company, Bedford

Indiana Limestone Company, Bedford

The text on the postcard says "This scene is inside the Joiner Mill, of the Indiana Limestone Company, the largest limestone company in the world. The gang saws are sawing a huge block of limestone for custom or veneer use. These large blocks may weigh as much as 25 tons. The jets of water wash out the slush that accumulates. The two men are seeing that everything is working smoothly."

Hoadley Cut Stone Mill, Indiana Limestone Company, Bloomington

J. Hoadley & Sons Company was formed in 1926.

Indiana Limestone Mill, Bedford, Indiana

This postcard is stamped June 6th, 1949..

Indiana Limestone Company's Mills at Bedford, Indiana

View of lathe showing the turning of a large Indiana Limestone column
in one of Indiana Limestone Company's Mills at Bedford, Indiana

Shipping 35 foot limestone columns (each column requiring one car) Bedford, Indiana

Links

Indiana Limestone Collection from Indiana Historical Society
Indiana Limestone Handbook from Indiana Monument & Cut Stone
Indiana Oolitic Limestone - a fascinating article on "Geology, Quarries, Methods" from Stone Quarries and Beyond
Quarry Districts Along The Monon

This page created 16th August 2008, last modified 13th November 2008