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Explore the limestone landscapes featured in "Bedrock of Beachville" through site maps, early excavation images, and pictures of full-size quarry pits. View various kilns, rock drills, power shovels, and conveyors that characterized Beachville’s quarries. Gain insights into the experiences of blacksmiths, drill operators, and truck drivers at the quarries. Some pages include audio recordings or contemporary video footage of explosives being detonated to take down huge sheets of rock. Click on an image to see it enlarged and described or to lead you to a video/audio clip.
A man stands against the backdrop of a quarry wall that has vertical stripes running along it.
A group of 9 young men huddle together in their work clothes and hats
A black and white photograph of six men standing in front of a tall drill rig in jackets, suspenders and hats
Black and white photograph of a man standing in a pit in the earth beside a towering drilling device
An image from a newspaper clipping showing a man in overalls and a hat holding a detonator
Two men hunch over boxes of dynamite and a drilled hole in the earth.
Dynamite Crates from the Beachville District Museum collection
Sticks of dynamite pop out of the ground in rows. In the background are cars, heavy machinery and piles of stone.
A blasting time - on either side of the device are brackets for clamping the lid down.
A man sits on a cart pulled by two horses while 5 men stand in the background.
Two 25 kilogram shipping bags positioned side by side -The one the left reads Beachville Limo. The one on the right reads Cyrea-45.
Black and white image of a piece of equipment in a quarry pit on tracks - The device is hoisting a load of supplies onto a railway cart at the edge of the quarry.
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