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A Secondary Pump

This is a secondary pump on the pit’s edge at Beachville White Lime in 1914. It would have run on gasoline and forwarded water from the pumphouse to […]

Memories of the Quarry: Marion Kilcup

In this audio clip, Kilcup discusses childhood memories of growing up around the Beachville quarries at a public presentation circa 1975. This audio clip is property of the […]

Vertical Kiln Construction

In this image, two people work on a platform between two vertical kilns (the cylindrical structures) that rise from a building frame. Vertical kilns are sometimes called shaft […]

Quarry Workers at the Train Wreck

In this article, Bill Eluchok shares the stories of Arthur Budd. He describes Budd’s role at the quarry, his experience of trying to get to work as waters […]

Arthur Lightheart Recalls a Loose Load

In this audio clip, Lightheart describes a risky incident his brother and Fred Downing experienced going up a ramp with a load of stone to the top of […]

A Line of Lime Products from North American Cyanamid

Towards the 1960s, Cyanamid had a designated Agricultural Products Department that developed various agricultural products and livestock supplements. They were perhaps most well-known for their line of “Aero” […]

Limestone Grit Samples

The samples shown here include Grade F Products, #3 Grits, #1 Grits, Lime Fine, Hydrated Lime and Grade B Products. They are labelled as a “Hi Cal” or […]

Cole & Hacker Quarry

Cole & Hacker was a recognized dealer in lime and building stone. The company hired hands to mine, burn, and transport limestone. It was heavily intertwined with other […]

Quarrying West of the Village: 1860 Onwards

At the centre of this map is the Village of Beachville. Above the Canadian National Railroad tracks (marked C.N.R.) are lots numbered 18 to 22. Lot 18 is […]

Early Lime Sites to the East

When looking at this diagram, note the river zigzagging at a diagonal and the location of the railroad (marked by a black and white band) running above the […]

A Spratt Family Affair

In this audio clip, Sandra Spratt speaks on Ted Spratt, her late husband and how he started as a quarry worker in Beachville. In the photo above stands […]

Standard White Lime Pit

The image depicts a set of 24 large silos standing on the edge of Standard White Lime’s large quarry pit.