48:
1638:
94:
69:
536:
101:
76:
254:. The exact date that the quarry closed is not known, but because there is no evidence of mechanized techniques to remove stone, it is assumed it closed around the turn of the 20th century. There are, however, hand tool marks in the remaining stone. From 1874 to 1911
1950:
1882:
1856:
754:
1955:
518:
1596:
1916:
1806:
503:
414:
1945:
144:
93:
1935:
1712:
1691:
1190:
1861:
1589:
1909:
493:
435:
68:
1659:
1627:
462:
1582:
513:
470:
407:
1605:
1564:
804:
584:
508:
423:
376:
318:
290:
34:
47:
1796:
1754:
894:
498:
1902:
1738:
1395:
1165:
1020:
744:
609:
579:
243:
1574:
869:
729:
639:
444:
1843:
1733:
1155:
1070:
400:
1325:
1696:
1160:
1100:
1080:
990:
659:
488:
452:
1400:
1125:
1120:
1050:
952:
714:
1320:
1940:
1420:
1410:
1315:
1255:
1245:
1225:
1215:
1145:
1040:
859:
844:
814:
674:
1210:
1185:
1175:
1135:
1355:
1350:
1300:
1115:
1025:
967:
854:
624:
373:"Old State Quarry State Preserve (Click on the link "State Preserves Guide (Listing of all 95 preserves)" in the text.)"
1335:
1205:
1105:
1015:
1010:
1811:
1390:
1305:
1195:
1140:
1090:
980:
824:
774:
1405:
1360:
1075:
1065:
1030:
985:
849:
734:
1468:
1415:
1370:
1345:
1340:
1270:
1260:
1150:
1085:
1375:
1365:
1285:
1230:
1200:
1170:
1130:
904:
794:
739:
679:
594:
569:
1380:
1280:
1220:
1110:
1035:
281:. There is also evidence of fish teeth and plates in the lower parts of the channel sequence. The preserve is the
1543:
1330:
1180:
1060:
1055:
1045:
957:
922:
749:
255:
239:
1548:
1310:
1275:
1095:
995:
975:
1801:
1654:
1483:
1448:
1439:
1425:
1295:
1240:
1235:
937:
704:
649:
634:
561:
480:
259:
1637:
1533:
1523:
1508:
1493:
1000:
932:
1463:
1538:
1488:
1478:
879:
874:
809:
719:
694:
684:
664:
282:
230:, United States. The quarry, originally known as North Bend Quarries, began operations in 1842. It provided
1513:
1473:
1518:
1498:
1385:
917:
889:
864:
834:
784:
764:
709:
699:
644:
1458:
1290:
947:
927:
829:
789:
779:
759:
689:
669:
614:
604:
589:
345:
323:
1528:
1503:
1775:
1675:
1609:
1005:
884:
799:
599:
286:
942:
912:
629:
574:
227:
132:
819:
552:
247:
357:
1770:
769:
724:
619:
1886:
341:
1250:
839:
654:
251:
1613:
278:
235:
122:
1827:
372:
190:
1929:
267:
289:. The quarry became a historical state preserve in 1969, and it was listed on the
1791:
541:
531:
274:
53:
159:
146:
1883:
property in
Johnson County, Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places
231:
392:
121:
0.1 miles (0.16 km) south of the southern end of Rice Ridge Ln., NE., at
277:
that lived in a shallow tropical sea that covered this area during the
263:
340:
E. Arthur Bettis III; Jean C. Prior; Brian J. Witzke; Leah D. Rogers.
285:
for “State Quarry
Limestone,” determined by Calvin, and only found in
1857:
National
Register of Historic Places listings in Johnson County, Iowa
313:
427:
1578:
396:
273:
The limestone here is made up largely of cemented fragments of
1951:
National
Register of Historic Places in Johnson County, Iowa
1636:
1890:
262:, used the quarry for both research and instruction in
100:
75:
1956:
Johnson County, Iowa
Registered Historic Place stubs
1836:
1820:
1784:
1763:
1747:
1721:
1705:
1684:
1668:
1647:
1620:
1447:
1438:
966:
903:
560:
551:
479:
461:
443:
434:
196:
183:
175:
138:
128:
117:
238:and elsewhere in the state. The list includes the
1910:
1590:
408:
8:
1862:List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa
1917:
1903:
1597:
1583:
1575:
1444:
557:
440:
415:
401:
393:
226:, is a historic site located northeast of
46:
367:
365:
234:for numerous buildings and structures in
35:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
335:
333:
1946:Protected areas of Johnson County, Iowa
302:
1660:Coralville Union Ecclesiastical Church
1628:Washington Township Center High School
314:"National Register Information System"
308:
306:
258:, professor of natural history at the
18:
1807:Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church
7:
1878:
1876:
1606:National Register of Historic Places
1565:Iowa Department of Natural Resources
377:Iowa Department of Natural Resources
319:National Register of Historic Places
291:National Register of Historic Places
1936:Protected areas established in 1969
1797:Cottage at Rock and Dubuque Streets
1755:Oxford Commercial Historic District
1889:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
1739:H.A. White General Store and House
14:
1692:First Welsh Congregational Church
1844:Polygonal Barn, Lincoln Township
1734:Samuel and Emma A. Ranshaw House
534:
99:
92:
74:
67:
1697:Roland and Marilyn Wehner House
755:Mines of Spain & E.B. Lyons
208:Old State Quarry State Preserve
185:
1:
1166:Iowa's State Preserves System
108:Show map of the United States
1156:Indian Bluffs Primitive Area
242:(1842), the foundations for
16:United States historic place
1326:Saint James Lutheran Church
504:Northern Tallgrass Prairie
1972:
1875:
1713:St. John's Lutheran Church
1634:
991:Behrens Pond and Woodlands
1852:
1561:
585:Banner Lakes at Summerset
529:
481:National Wildlife Refuges
184:NRHP reference
61:
45:
41:
32:
25:
21:
1802:Henyon-Kasper-Duffy Barn
1655:Coralville Public School
1121:Freda Haffner Kettlehole
1051:Cedar Hills Sand Prairie
260:State University of Iowa
179:1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
52:An elevated view of the
1411:Wittrock Indian Village
1321:Rolling Thunder Prairie
519:Upper Mississippi River
246:(1856) and the present
1641:
463:National Historic Site
1881:This article about a
1640:
1316:Roggman Boreal Slopes
1256:Nestor Stiles Prairie
1246:Mount Pisgah Cemetery
1226:Merrill A. Stainbrook
1216:Marietta Sand Prairie
346:National Park Service
324:National Park Service
160:41.76333°N 91.57028°W
1941:Iowa state preserves
1776:Roberts Octagon Barn
1676:Secrest Octagon Barn
1610:Johnson County, Iowa
1211:Mann Wilderness Area
1186:Liska-Stanek Prairie
1176:Kish-Ke-Kosh Prairie
1136:Hardin City Woodland
660:George Wyth Memorial
287:Johnson County, Iowa
210:, also known as the
1396:Turkey River Mounds
1351:Silvers-Smith Woods
715:Lake of Three Fires
228:North Liberty, Iowa
212:North Bend Quarries
165:41.76333; -91.57028
156: /
133:North Liberty, Iowa
1685:Iowa City vicinity
1642:
1206:Manikowski Prairie
1106:Five Ridge Prairie
1016:Brush Creek Canyon
1011:Bluffton Fir Stand
815:Preparation Canyon
342:"Old State Quarry"
248:Iowa State Capitol
220:Old Capitol Quarry
1898:
1897:
1870:
1869:
1771:Miller Round Barn
1572:
1571:
1557:
1556:
1434:
1433:
1401:White Pine Hollow
1391:Turin Loess Hills
1386:Toolesboro Mounds
1306:Rock Creek Island
1196:Malanaphy Springs
1091:Doolittle Prairie
1071:Cold Water Spring
981:Ames High Prairie
953:White Pine Hollow
625:Dolliver Memorial
527:
526:
445:National monument
204:
203:
200:February 23, 1998
56:from State Quarry
1963:
1919:
1912:
1905:
1877:
1729:Old State Quarry
1599:
1592:
1585:
1576:
1445:
1406:Williams Prairie
1266:Old State Quarry
1191:Little Maquoketa
1161:Indian Fish Trap
1101:Fish Farm Mounds
1081:Decorah Ice Cave
1076:Crossman Prairie
1066:Claybanks Forest
986:Anderson Prairie
775:Palisades-Kepler
558:
544:
539:
538:
537:
441:
417:
410:
403:
394:
387:
386:
384:
383:
369:
360:
355:
353:
352:
337:
328:
327:
310:
244:Old Brick Church
187:
171:
170:
168:
167:
166:
161:
157:
154:
153:
152:
149:
109:
103:
102:
96:
84:
83:Show map of Iowa
78:
77:
71:
50:
27:Old State Quarry
19:
1971:
1970:
1966:
1965:
1964:
1962:
1961:
1960:
1926:
1925:
1924:
1923:
1873:
1871:
1866:
1848:
1832:
1816:
1780:
1759:
1743:
1717:
1701:
1680:
1664:
1643:
1632:
1616:
1603:
1573:
1568:
1553:
1549:Three Mile Lake
1451:
1430:
1416:Woodland Mounds
1371:Stinson Prairie
1346:Silver Lake Fen
1341:Sheeder Prairie
1271:Palisades-Downs
1261:Ocheyedan Mound
1151:Hoffman Prairie
1126:Gitchie Manitou
1086:Dinesen Prairie
968:State Preserves
962:
899:
795:Pillsbury Point
740:Maquoketa Caves
730:Lewis and Clark
680:Lacey-Keosauqua
570:Ambrose A. Call
547:
540:
535:
533:
523:
475:
457:
430:
424:Protected areas
421:
391:
390:
381:
379:
371:
370:
363:
350:
348:
339:
338:
331:
326:. July 9, 2010.
312:
311:
304:
299:
279:Devonian period
164:
162:
158:
155:
150:
147:
145:
143:
142:
123:Coralville Lake
113:
112:
111:
110:
107:
106:
105:
104:
87:
86:
85:
82:
81:
80:
79:
57:
37:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1969:
1967:
1959:
1958:
1953:
1948:
1943:
1938:
1928:
1927:
1922:
1921:
1914:
1907:
1899:
1896:
1895:
1868:
1867:
1865:
1864:
1859:
1853:
1850:
1849:
1847:
1846:
1840:
1838:
1834:
1833:
1831:
1830:
1828:Sutliff Bridge
1824:
1822:
1818:
1817:
1815:
1814:
1809:
1804:
1799:
1794:
1788:
1786:
1782:
1781:
1779:
1778:
1773:
1767:
1765:
1761:
1760:
1758:
1757:
1751:
1749:
1745:
1744:
1742:
1741:
1736:
1731:
1725:
1723:
1719:
1718:
1716:
1715:
1709:
1707:
1703:
1702:
1700:
1699:
1694:
1688:
1686:
1682:
1681:
1679:
1678:
1672:
1670:
1666:
1665:
1663:
1662:
1657:
1651:
1649:
1645:
1644:
1635:
1633:
1631:
1630:
1624:
1622:
1618:
1617:
1604:
1602:
1601:
1594:
1587:
1579:
1570:
1569:
1562:
1559:
1558:
1555:
1554:
1552:
1551:
1546:
1541:
1536:
1531:
1526:
1521:
1516:
1511:
1506:
1501:
1496:
1491:
1486:
1484:Frank A. Gotch
1481:
1476:
1471:
1466:
1461:
1455:
1453:
1442:
1436:
1435:
1432:
1431:
1429:
1428:
1423:
1421:Woodman Hollow
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1378:
1376:Strasser Woods
1373:
1368:
1366:Steele Prairie
1363:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1336:Searryl's Cave
1333:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1283:
1278:
1273:
1268:
1263:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1231:Merritt Forest
1228:
1223:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1201:Malchow Mounds
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1146:Hayden Prairie
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1041:Cayler Prairie
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
972:
970:
964:
963:
961:
960:
955:
950:
945:
940:
935:
930:
925:
920:
915:
909:
907:
901:
900:
898:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
805:Pleasant Creek
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
750:McIntosh Woods
747:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
566:
564:
555:
549:
548:
546:
545:
530:
528:
525:
524:
522:
521:
516:
511:
506:
501:
496:
494:Driftless Area
491:
485:
483:
477:
476:
474:
473:
471:Herbert Hoover
467:
465:
459:
458:
456:
455:
449:
447:
438:
432:
431:
422:
420:
419:
412:
405:
397:
389:
388:
361:
329:
301:
300:
298:
295:
216:Capitol Quarry
202:
201:
198:
194:
193:
188:
181:
180:
177:
173:
172:
140:
136:
135:
130:
126:
125:
119:
115:
114:
98:
97:
91:
90:
89:
88:
73:
72:
66:
65:
64:
63:
62:
59:
58:
51:
43:
42:
39:
38:
33:
30:
29:
26:
23:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1968:
1957:
1954:
1952:
1949:
1947:
1944:
1942:
1939:
1937:
1934:
1933:
1931:
1920:
1915:
1913:
1908:
1906:
1901:
1900:
1894:
1892:
1888:
1884:
1879:
1874:
1863:
1860:
1858:
1855:
1854:
1851:
1845:
1842:
1841:
1839:
1835:
1829:
1826:
1825:
1823:
1819:
1813:
1812:Stone Academy
1810:
1808:
1805:
1803:
1800:
1798:
1795:
1793:
1790:
1789:
1787:
1783:
1777:
1774:
1772:
1769:
1768:
1766:
1764:Sharon Center
1762:
1756:
1753:
1752:
1750:
1746:
1740:
1737:
1735:
1732:
1730:
1727:
1726:
1724:
1722:North Liberty
1720:
1714:
1711:
1710:
1708:
1704:
1698:
1695:
1693:
1690:
1689:
1687:
1683:
1677:
1674:
1673:
1671:
1667:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1653:
1652:
1650:
1646:
1639:
1629:
1626:
1625:
1623:
1619:
1615:
1611:
1607:
1600:
1595:
1593:
1588:
1586:
1581:
1580:
1577:
1567:
1566:
1560:
1550:
1547:
1545:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1535:
1534:Sharon Bluffs
1532:
1530:
1527:
1525:
1524:Oakland Mills
1522:
1520:
1517:
1515:
1512:
1510:
1509:Margo Frankel
1507:
1505:
1502:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1494:Lake Cornelia
1492:
1490:
1487:
1485:
1482:
1480:
1477:
1475:
1472:
1470:
1467:
1465:
1462:
1460:
1457:
1456:
1454:
1450:
1446:
1443:
1441:
1437:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1381:Sylvan Runkel
1379:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1356:Slinde Mounds
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1301:Roberts Creek
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1282:
1281:Pellett Woods
1279:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1269:
1267:
1264:
1262:
1259:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1221:Mericle Woods
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1116:Fort Atkinson
1114:
1112:
1111:Fleming Woods
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1036:Catfish Creek
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1026:Cameron Woods
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
973:
971:
969:
965:
959:
956:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
941:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
924:
921:
919:
916:
914:
911:
910:
908:
906:
905:State Forests
902:
896:
895:Wilson Island
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
881:
878:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
850:Trapper's Bay
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
705:Lake Macbride
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
650:Fort Defiance
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
636:
635:Elinor Bedell
633:
631:
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
591:
588:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
567:
565:
563:
559:
556:
554:
550:
543:
532:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
500:
497:
495:
492:
490:
487:
486:
484:
482:
478:
472:
469:
468:
466:
464:
460:
454:
453:Effigy Mounds
451:
450:
448:
446:
442:
439:
437:
433:
429:
425:
418:
413:
411:
406:
404:
399:
398:
395:
378:
374:
368:
366:
362:
359:
347:
343:
336:
334:
330:
325:
321:
320:
315:
309:
307:
303:
296:
294:
292:
288:
284:
283:type locality
280:
276:
271:
269:
265:
261:
257:
256:Samuel Calvin
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
199:
197:Added to NRHP
195:
192:
189:
182:
178:
174:
169:
141:
137:
134:
131:
127:
124:
120:
116:
95:
70:
60:
55:
49:
44:
40:
36:
31:
24:
20:
1891:expanding it
1880:
1872:
1837:West Liberty
1728:
1563:
1469:Crystal Lake
1464:Cold Springs
1361:Starr's Cave
1331:Savage Woods
1265:
1251:Mount Talbot
1181:Lamson Woods
1141:Hartley Fort
1061:Clay Prairie
1056:Cheever Lake
1046:Cedar Bluffs
1031:Casey's Paha
1021:Brushy Creek
958:Yellow River
880:Wapsipinicon
875:Walnut Woods
810:Prairie Rose
745:Marble Beach
720:Lake Wapello
695:Lake Darling
685:Lake Ahquabi
665:Green Valley
610:Brushy Creek
580:Badger Creek
514:Union Slough
380:. Retrieved
349:. Retrieved
317:
272:
268:paleontology
224:State Quarry
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
205:
129:Nearest city
1792:Buresh Farm
1612:outside of
1539:Spring Lake
1499:Lake Icaria
1489:Heery Woods
1479:Echo Valley
1449:State Parks
1311:Rock Island
1286:Pilot Grove
1276:Pecan Grove
1131:Hanging Bog
1096:Fallen Rock
996:Berry Woods
976:A.F. Miller
938:Pilot Mound
933:Loess Hills
890:Wildcat Den
870:Volga River
865:Viking Lake
860:Union Grove
835:Springbrook
785:Pikes Point
770:Okamanpedan
765:Nine Eagles
710:Lake Manawa
700:Lake Keomah
675:Honey Creek
640:Emerson Bay
562:State Parks
542:Iowa portal
509:Port Louisa
275:brachiopods
240:Old Capital
163: /
139:Coordinates
1930:Categories
1648:Coralville
1514:Mill Creek
1474:Eagle Lake
1426:Woodthrush
1296:Retz Woods
1291:Pilot Knob
1241:Mossy Glen
855:Twin Lakes
830:Rock Creek
790:Pilot Knob
780:Pikes Peak
760:Mini-Wakan
690:Lake Anita
670:Gull Point
620:Clear Lake
615:Cedar Rock
605:Black Hawk
590:Beeds Lake
499:Neal Smith
382:2017-05-10
351:2017-05-10
297:References
252:Des Moines
250:(1886) in
222:, and the
151:91°34′13″W
148:41°45′48″N
54:Iowa River
1614:Iowa City
1544:Swan Lake
1519:Oak Grove
1001:Bird Hill
885:Waubonsie
825:Rice Lake
800:Pine Lake
735:Lower Gar
600:Big Creek
293:in 1998.
236:Iowa City
232:limestone
1459:Bobwhite
1452:(Leased)
948:Stephens
913:Backbone
645:Fairport
630:Elk Rock
595:Bellevue
575:Backbone
191:97001676
118:Location
1821:Sutliff
1236:Montauk
923:Gifford
918:Barkley
845:Templar
820:Red Haw
436:Federal
264:geology
1748:Oxford
1706:Kalona
1669:Downey
1529:Pammel
1504:Kearny
1440:County
1171:Kalsow
943:Shimek
725:Ledges
489:DeSoto
358:photos
1885:is a
1785:Solon
1621:Amish
1006:Bixby
928:Holst
840:Stone
655:Geode
553:State
356:with
1887:stub
428:Iowa
266:and
206:The
176:Area
1608:in
426:of
186:No.
1932::
375:.
364:^
344:.
332:^
322:.
316:.
305:^
270:.
218:,
214:,
1918:e
1911:t
1904:v
1893:.
1598:e
1591:t
1584:v
416:e
409:t
402:v
385:.
354:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
