Guide to Lexington, Kentucky: With Notices Historical and Descriptive of Places and Objects of Interest, and a Summary of the Advantages and Resources of the City and Vicinity (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from Guide to Lexington, Kentucky: With Notices Historical and Descriptive of Places and Objects of Interest, and a Summary of the Advantages and Resources of the City and Vicinity Lexington enjoys superior advantages in the quality variety and supply of building stone, two kinds of which are worthy Of special mention. One, . Which abounds almost in the suburbs Of the city, is very fine magnesian lime stone, resembling the famous Caen stone Of Normandy. [it is popularly known as Kentucky Marble, and is the stone of ...
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Excerpt from Guide to Lexington, Kentucky: With Notices Historical and Descriptive of Places and Objects of Interest, and a Summary of the Advantages and Resources of the City and Vicinity Lexington enjoys superior advantages in the quality variety and supply of building stone, two kinds of which are worthy Of special mention. One, . Which abounds almost in the suburbs Of the city, is very fine magnesian lime stone, resembling the famous Caen stone Of Normandy. [it is popularly known as Kentucky Marble, and is the stone of which the Clay monument was built. The other is known as Superior Freestone, and is quarried at Far mer's Station, a short distance out on the line of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, and is the material of which the new Court House and pavements. On Main street are being constructed. It is of two colors, buff and a bluish. Gray, presents a handsome appearance, and is of uniform texture, even, true and smooth. It is said to have been in use more than fifty years without showing signs Of disintegration. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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