Marble Cliff Quarry Co.

The Marble Cliff Quarry Co., headquartered in Upper Arlington, Ohio, operated the largest limestone quarry in the United States from its opening in the mid-19th century[1] until its sale in approximately 1985.

The influential Kaufman family of the Columbus area owned and operated this 2,000-acre (8.1 km2) plus of property, plus other mines and quarries in the United States and Canada. The Columbus quarry stretched all the way from the Scioto River to the Olentangy River adjacent to Marble Cliff, Ohio. Such famous Columbus area landmarks as Ohio Stadium, the Ohio Statehouse, the LeVeque Tower, state and county airports and modern freeways were constructed from stone extracted from the quarry and built by Strawser Equipment and Leasing employees.

Although the quarry, under the control of the Kaufman family, was sold in the 1980s to investors who later developed the land into tracts of residential and commercial property,[2] the northern section of the quarry is still mined today.[3]

A 560-acre (230 ha) section of the former quarry is being developed for a park and mixed-use development by Columbus Metro Parks and Wagenbrenner Development.[4] Initial plans feature an 80-acre (32 ha) mixed-use development and on an adjacent 62 acres (25 ha), the region’s 20th Metro Park.[5]

References
  1. "Marble Cliff Quarry" (PDF). Northwest History Express. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. "Official site". Limestone Pointe. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. "Marble Cliff Quarry". Columbus Railroads. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  4. "New Metro Park, Mixed-use Development Planned for Huge Tract of Former Quarry Land". Columbus Underground. June 19, 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  5. "Project QT Will Give Columbus Another Metro Park And It Looks SO COOL!". Columbus Navigator. June 19, 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.


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