Autumn marks the end of Pennsylvania's growing season, but it does not mean that a farmer's work is done. For more than two centuries, one of the most important autumn chores for Monroe County farmers ...
VERNON -- Traveling through the McAfee Valley in Vernon Township, massive limestone peaks may be observed towering in the distance. These limestone cliffs serve as a reminder of early days when ...
SANTA CRUZ — During the second half of the 19th century up until the early 1900s, lime production from limestone was one of Santa Cruz”s most important industries and was critical to the early ...
The Royer Limestone Kiln was dedicated on Saturday. "One of the original structures on the Royer Farmstead, the kiln had fallen into disrepair and was in danger of being lost due to erosion and ...
Ken Miller has been searching for and photographing the extant lime kilns of Lancaster County for decades. He always said he was going to write a book about them. He finally has done that. The result ...
Your donation today will help MinnPost continue to report on the news you need. Thanks to the limestone bluffs and hills that surrounded Red Wing, the town became a Minnesota lime-making and stone ...
A historic limestone kiln along the Susquehanna Trail in Manchester Township is in the limelight after a passing motorist noticed accelerated deterioration of a wall that is a few feet from the ...