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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 black and white photograph of 30 quarry workers- the men stand beside a steam shovel.
A large industrial building on the edge of a quarry pit
A figure pulls a cart up a wooden ramp, headed to a brick structure.
A small train and four carts are seen along a track inside a quarry pit. In the background are several industrial structures.
A faded black and white photograph of a work crew outside looking down on a group of horses attached to wooden carts along a track
A black and white photograph of a large metal cart with four wheels on a track
A twisted view of conveyors and ladders inside an industrial building
An image of two people standing beside a steam shovel and a pump pouring water into a pond
A black-and-white photograph of a pump house on the floor of a quarry pit
A black-and-white photograph of a water pump with attached pipes on the edge of a quarry pit
Several black pipes extend out of a heap of stones and direct water to a river below them
Colour image of water pumped out of quarry pits
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