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Building a lime kiln
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Identifier
gcac037
Title
Building
a
lime
kiln
Creator
T. W. Steward? Oakland, Md.
Subject
Accident (Md.)
Garrett County (Md.)
Limekilns
Description
Photograph
.
BUILDING
A
LIME
KILN
. In the
early
1900's
,
commercial
supplies
of
liming
materials
for
farmers
were
scarce
or
non-existent
.
In
order
to
obtain
lime
,
farmers
would
build
limestone
kilns
. The
pictured
kiln
was
built
on the
H.J
.
Speicher
farm
.
Men
in the
front
row
are
Harry
Kolb
,
Fred
Richter
,
Adam
Hetrick
, and
Charles
Sweitzer
. In the
back
row
are
Frank
Spoerlein
,
Harrison
Kamp
,
Philip
Smith
,
Ed
Zinkan
, and
Bud
Lininger
.
Henry
Speicher
is
sitting
in the
car
.
Building
lime
kilns
was
very
laborious
and
time
consuming
work
.
Farmers
in the
Accident
area
would
first
quarry
limestone
on
Oak
Hill
Level
or
Limestone
Hill
, then
use
dynamite
to
break
up
the
hard
stone
into
smaller
chunks
. The
chunks
were
loaded
on
farm
wagons
or
trucks
and
hauled
to the
farm
where
they were
broken
into
smaller
pieces
with
sledge
hammers
.
The
base
of a
kiln
was
composed
of
large
logs
(normally
trees
not
suitable
for
saw
timbers)
and
covered
with
slab
wood
or
old
fence
rails
that would
help
ignite
the
logs
.
Once
the
base
was
completed
, a
layer
of
soft
coal
was
added
, then a
layer
of
broken
limestone
. This
pattern
was
continued
until
the
desired
height
of the
kiln
was
reached
.
Once
built
, the
kiln
was
completely
covered
with
soil
to
hold
in the
heat
. An
air
tunnel
was
provided
at
each
end
to
allow
the
fire
to
burn
and
heat
the
limestone
rocks
; but the
burning
was
slow
and
without
open
flame
.
Heavy
rainfall
or the
addition
of
water
would "
slake
" the
burned
stone
,
creating
hydrated
lime
.
After
four
to
six
weeks
the
wood
and
coal
would be
consumed
and the
heat
would
convert
the
raw
limestone
into a
very
useable
form
of
limestone
which
could
be
spread
on the
cropland
.
Publisher (Electronic Version)
Western Maryland Regional Library
Holding Institution
Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County
Date Original
[undated]
Date Digital
2003-10-27
Type
Image
Format
Digital reproduction of 1 black-and-white photograph, 26 x 21 cm.
Source
Accident Branch, Ruth Enlow Library
Relation
Is Part Of A Pictorial History of Accident, Maryland
Is Part Of WHILBR, Western Maryland's Historical Library
Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Coverage
[undated]
Rights
Property of the family of Mary Miller Strauss. Permission to reproduce or publish this item is required and may be subject to copyright, fees, and other legal restrictions.
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