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 ...

Any decent-size farm in the limestone belt would have a lime kiln. The lime deposits here extend generally southwest to northeast through the county's middle. Farmers used hand-cut stone to build the ...

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.

During the construction of a single-family house in the Opilias neighborhood of Donzère (France), archaeologists from Inrap discovered a perfectly preserved ancient Gallo-Roman lime kiln. This kiln is ...

A recently restored 19th-century lime kiln located in the heart of the Peak District has won an architecture award. The limestone-built structure – a Grade II-listed building – won the award for its ...