Marble Quarry - Building the history
Established in 1884, Georgia Marble took advantage of this well-known fact and started the extraction of five of the most popular dimensional marbles of America : White Georgia, White Cherokee, Pearl Grey, Solar Grey, and Etowah Fleuri.
These marble deposits are confirmed to be the world's largest with proven reserves of over 300 years at the current rate of extraction. Georgia Marble has been used in such prestigious projects as the Lincoln Memorial, the United States Capitol, the New York Stock Exchange and the Alamo Cenotaph.
To understand all the history concealed into this fabulous location watch the Georgia Marble video.
Colorado Yule - "Dirty Jobs" Episode
Quarries are a mystery for many. This video is an exerpt of a "Dirty Jobs" episode giving a guided tour of this difficult work environment. It gives access to operating an underground quarry, explaning all the technical work of marble extraction and showing block cutting process from ledges over 10 feet high.
To see the complete episode go to www.dsc.discovery.com/tv/dirty-jobs
Colorado Yule Marble Quarry - Our National Treasure
Colorado Yule is an underground quarry hiding one of the most beautiful white marble of America: Valley Gold Vein.
This video is an exerpt of "The Colorado Yule Marble Quarry - Our National Treasure". The complete version presents a one-of-a-kind comprehensive presentation of operations in a quarry and a special tribute to national landmarks built with this stone.
To get the complete version of this video go to www.ronbailey.smugmug.com
