Marble Quarry Tennessee

East tennessee s marble industry complementing the exhibition was quarry project tennessee which featured a remarkable multi media presentation composed of layers of historic and artistic imagery set to a soundtrack of live interviews and original music directed filmed and produced by kate.

Marble quarry tennessee.

In 2016 2017 the east tennessee historical society produced a temporary exhibition rock of ages. The first operating tennessee marble quarry was near rogersville tn. We also quarry many other varieties of marble including verde antique quaker gray and more. In the minds of geologists the rock commonly known as the tennessee marble is actually limestone not marble at all.

The remnants of the illustrious marble industry which gave rise to knoxville becoming known as the marble city are on display throughout the property. As described in the multiple property submission marble industry of east tennessee. Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals most commonly calcite or dolomite marble is typically not foliated although there are exceptions in geology the term marble refers to metamorphosed limestone but its use in stonemasonry more broadly encompasses unmetamorphosed limestone. We process marble and limestone into tile block slabs pavers and any other architectural product you can imagine with access to quarries all over the world.

In addition to our tennessee quarries we have access to quarries all over the us including vermont alabama colorado georgia indiana and others. Tennessee marble is a type of crystalline limestone found only in east tennessee in the southeastern united states long esteemed by architects and builders for its pinkish gray color and the ease with which it is polished this stone has been used in the construction of numerous notable buildings and monuments throughout the united states and canada including the national gallery of art and. The quarry is a family owned and operated wedding and special event venue residing in a historic marble quarry in the heart of west knoxville tennessee. Marble is commonly used for sculpture and as a building material.

The ross marble quarry is eligible for listing in the national register of historic places for local and statewide significance under criterion a for its association with the east tennessee marble industry during its greatest period of significance 1890 1940. Known as the marble city in the 19 th century knoxville has a long history of marble quarrying. Most other quarries are in the knoxville area including operational quarries near friendsville 35 km southwest of knoxville.