Pottawatomie County--Inactive Quarries
Abandoned limestone quarry 19a
Northeast side of Kansas Highway 13
This now appears to be private property with a building containing a
double garage and a workshop. The Beattie Limestone is exposed and it is
reasonably inferred that the Cottonwood limestone was being quarried,
probably during the building of the Tuttle Creek Dam. [Ron West]
Photos were taken looking south and southeast from
the floor of the quarry.
Cottonwood limestone, Florena shale, Morrill limestone
AbQ-19a-1. Cottonwood limestone looking southeast from the floor of the old quarry; scale is in dm.
AbQ-19a-2. Cottonwood limestone and overlying Florena shale looking south southeast from the floor of the old quarry; scale is in dm.
AbQ-19a-3. Florena shale and Morrill limestone looking east from the floor of the old quarry; scale is in dm.
AbQ-19a-4. Closer view of Cottonwood limestone and overlying Florena shale as seen in AbQ-19a-5; scale is in dm.
AbQ-19a-5. Cottonwood limestone and overlying Florena shale looking southeast from the floor of the old quarry; scale is in dm.
