MILLSTONE QUARRIES OF POWELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY

Informationen zum Autor Charles D. Hockensmith worked as a staff archaeologist with the Kentucky Heritage Council for 27 years before retiring in July 2008. He has published extensively on several historic industries with special emphasis on millstone quarries, bricks manufacturing, and lime kilns. Klappentext In the early nineteenth century, mills were ubiquitous, making possible dozens of indispensable items--from the bread served at every meal to the boards used to construct houses and other buildings. Because millstones went through so much daily wear and tear, only certain types of rock formations were suitable for millstone quarries, though they were often difficult to locate and access. This book provides an archaeological and historical study of six millstone quarries in Powell County, Kentucky. While the best-known conglomerate millstone quarries were in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, Powell County was an important millstone producer for Kentucky, and the quarries there are well-preserved and documented. It features dozens of photographs and tables, two maps, and seven appendices. Zusammenfassung Presents an archaeological and historical study of six millstone quarries in Powell County! Kentucky. This book combines a study of the archaeological remains found at the quarries with a discussion of the archival records discovered. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Foreword by Nancy O'Malley      Preface      Introduction      1. AN ARCHIVAL OVERVIEW OF THE KENTUCKY MILLSTONE QUARRYING INDUSTRY      Franklin County      Letcher County      Logan County      Madison County      Marshall County      McCreary County      Powell County      Rockcastle County      Whitley County      Woodford County      General Comments      2. THE ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING OF THE QUARRIES      Geology      Soils      Flora      3. DOCUMENTING THE QUARRIES: FIELD METHODS, FIELD LIMITATIONS, AND ARCHIVAL RESEARCH      Field Methods      Field Limitations      Archival Research      4. AN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF THE POWELL COUNTY QUARRIES      5. FAMILIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE POWELL COUNTY QUARRIES      Adams Family      Berry Family      Daniel Family      DeWitt Family      Golf Family      Hanks Family      Hedger Family      Johnson Family      Nelson Family      Pigg Family      Risk Family      Ross Family      Smith Family      Spry Family      Stewart Family      Summers Family      Treadway Family      Ware Family      West Family      Stone Cutters      6. ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AT THE POWELL COUNTY QUARRIES      McGuire Quarry      Baker Quarry      Toler Quarry      Ware Quarry      Ewen Quarry      Pilot Knob Quarry      7. COMPARISONS AMONG THE POWELL COUNTY QUARRIES      Millstones      Leveling Crosses      Cutting Eyes      Drill Holes on Millstones      Drilled Boulders      Shaping Debris      Quarry Excavations      Artifacts      Tool Marks on Boulders and Millstones      Reasons for Millstone Rejection      8. COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE POWELL COUNTY QUARRIESAND OTHER QUARRIES      Leveling Crosses      Reasons for Millstone Rejection      Quarry Excavations      Tools      9. MANUFACTURING SEQUENCES FOR MILLSTONES      Techniques in Europe      Techniques in the United States      10. TRANSPORTATION METHODS AND ROUTES FOR POWELL COUNTYMILLSTONES      Road Transport      River Transport      11. MARKETS FOR POWELL COUNTY MILLSTONES      12. THE COMPETITION: IMPORTED MILLSTONES IN KENTUCKY      13. KENTUCKY MILLSTONE VALUES      14. CONCLUSIONS      Glossary      AppendicesA: Form for Documenting Millstones      B: Form for Documenting Boulders and Drill Holes      C: 1804 Lawsuit in Fayette County, Higbee v. Hanks      D: 1810 Lawsuit in Clark County, Wilkerson v. Adams      E: 1823 Lawsuit in Clark County, Johnson v. Adams      F: 1826 Lawsui...

Product details

• Authors: Charles D. Hockensmith, Donna Neary
• Publisher: McFarland
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.02.2009
• EAN: 9780786438594
• ISBN: 978-0-7864-3859-4
• Series: Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories