Searching for the Old Lime Quarry in Boxboro MA
Last Updated: 2nd Jan 2023By Jonelle DeFelice
I recently became obsessed with finding the old lime quarry/kiln in Boxborough MA. Long story short, between a tip from a local and looking at lots of online maps and aerial photos, I finally found it. Or at least I THINK I did.
Probably not anything special to anyone but me (again, the locals seem to know it's location) but I was happy to find it (it was the principle of the thing...). The actual KILN location I haven't figured out yet, though. I am pretty sure it is on private property just to the west. I have also located what I am about 90% sure are the dumps (or at least one of them). Old reports stated that the dumps were abound with mineral specimens. I have yet to find anything interesting in them. I don't want to mess around much there as I need to find out what the policy is at the location.
Anyhoo, for anyone interested in a lime quarry unused for over 150 years looks like, look at the Mindat location page!
Probably not anything special to anyone but me (again, the locals seem to know it's location) but I was happy to find it (it was the principle of the thing...). The actual KILN location I haven't figured out yet, though. I am pretty sure it is on private property just to the west. I have also located what I am about 90% sure are the dumps (or at least one of them). Old reports stated that the dumps were abound with mineral specimens. I have yet to find anything interesting in them. I don't want to mess around much there as I need to find out what the policy is at the location.
Anyhoo, for anyone interested in a lime quarry unused for over 150 years looks like, look at the Mindat location page!
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