Autumn marks the end of Pennsylvania's growing season, but it does not mean that a farmer's work is done. For more than two centuries, one of the most important autumn chores for Monroe County farmers ...

SANTA CRUZ — During the second half of the 19th century up until the early 1900s, lime production from limestone was one of Santa Cruz”s most important industries and was critical to the early ...

The Royer Limestone Kiln was dedicated on Saturday. "One of the original structures on the Royer Farmstead, the kiln had fallen into disrepair and was in danger of being lost due to erosion and ...

The two remaining Thomasville Lime Kilns, originally built in 1888 along the Colorado Midland Railway, were put into the historic register by the Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners at last ...

Smoke first billowed from the stone bulwark of Grey Cloud Lime Kiln at least a dozen years before there was a state called Minnesota, when the wail of steamboat whistles echoed off the nearby ...

Two late-19th century kilns that used to convert limestone into quicklime near Ruedi Reservoir continue to deteriorate, according to Pitkin County officials. Commissioners have a chance to save them.

VERNON -- Traveling through the McAfee Valley in Vernon Township, massive limestone peaks may be observed towering in the distance. These limestone cliffs serve as a reminder of early days when ...