Colorado Yule Marble Company

Overview this one is a marble of metamorphosed limestone found only in the yule creek valley in the west elk mountains of colorado 2 8 miles 4 5 km southeast of the town of marble colorado.

Colorado yule marble company. One thousand four hundred feet long it was and 150 feet wide. In 1909 the lease was transferred to monarch marble in 1921 to colorado white marble company by the morman church of missouri and out of business in 1926. Located in the he. Workers hand polish marble slabs at the yule marble co.

This stone is especially good for exterior interior wall and floor applications monuments countertops mosaic fountains pool and and other design projects. 1907 the colorado yule marble company completes the construction of a hydro electric plant on a plot of land just east of the town of marble and once the marble arrived in the town of marble its contents were loaded into the largest mill of its kind in the entire world. The colorado yule marble company closed the quarry and the finishing mill in 1917. In 1930 however the yule colorado company was awarded the most prestigious marble contract of the time that of the block for the tomb of the unknown soldier.

1913 at its peak the colorado yule marble company employed several hundred men at the enormous finishing mill at marble with a high percentage of them being skilled laborers from italy. Colorado marble and mining was formed in 1891 by steven keene with capital stock of 1 000 000. Welcome to the colorado yule marble quarry located in marble colorado usa. First discovered in 1873 it is.

Attempted to restart in 1937 but were unable to so. George yule for whom the marble was later named was the prospector who rediscovered the marble in 1874. Colorado yule marble perhaps best known for its stunning application on the ambitious lincoln memorial project yule marble s impressive resume in fact boasts dozens upon dozens of highly demanding and very high profile commissions. Yule marble company finishing mill ca.

By 1920 marble had a population of only 81. This historic quarry has been in existence for over 100 years. The quarry employed around 125 men. Colorado yule is a kind of white marble quarried in united states.

George yule for whom the marble was later named was the prospector who rediscovered the marble in 1874. In the same year samples of the marble were taken polished and later appeared in denver but failed to generate interest.