Yule Marble Quarry

The east side quarry started in 1904 by the strauss brothers was quarried inside whitehouse mountain.

Yule marble quarry.

First discovered in 1873 it is quarried underground at an elevation of 9 300 feet 2 800 m above sea level in contrast to most marble which is quarried from an open pit and at much lower elevations. Channing meek with some help from the rockefellers raised 3 million to develop the colorado yule marble quarry. Minor quarrying occurred between that discovery and the early 1900s. Major development occurred in 1905 when col.

The yule marble quarry completed the prestigious task of sending marble to washington d c. It was discovered in the 1870s in the small colorado town of marble near the west elk mountains. To build the washington monument. Channing meek with some help from the rockefellers raised 3 million to develop the colorado yule marble quarry.

The east side quarry started in 1904 by the strauss brothers was quarried inside whitehouse mountain. Those on the west being the john osgood quarry pit type started in the early 1890s and the present day quarry started in 1905 by the colorado yule marble company inside the mountain. The yule marble quarry is one of the largest most important marble deposits in the world. The creek diversion and access road construction came after the quarry was granted a permit by drms in 2016 for a 114 acre expansion for a total of 124 permitted acres in the yule creek drainage.

The clean white marble deposits of the yule creek were first discovered in the late 1870 s. Minor quarrying occurred between that discovery and the early 1900s. The quarry is the main source of economy in marble and has undergone extensive openings closures and renovations since its discovery. Those on the west being the john osgood quarry pit type started in the early 1890s and the present day quarry started in 1905 by the colorado yule marble company inside the mountain.

Major development occurred in 1905 when col. And shortly after architect henry bacon loved the marble so much that he successfully urged that it was used to clad the entire exterior of the lincoln memorial which in fact gave this material it s infamous. Yule marble is a marble of metamorphosed limestone found only in the yule creek valley in the west elk mountains of colorado 2 8 miles 4 5 km southeast of the town of marble colorado. It remains in use today.