Stonewall Quarry Kilns
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member BarbershopDru
N 50° 08.458 W 097° 19.520
14U E 619664 N 5555646
These kilns were used for cooking limestone.
Waymark Code: WM2354
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 08/27/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Crystal Sound
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These massive kilns were used up until 1967 when the high quality limestone began to pan out. These "draw" kilns were used to obtain quicklime from limestone. The quality was so good that the whiteness was saught out for fine plaster.
Type of Oven / Kiln: Lime / Limestone

Status: Inactive

Operating Dates: 1880's - 1967

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