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Rosendale NY Visit an abandoned limestone mine see Century House the Snyder Estate and learn more about the areas cement industry at the museum
Read MoreSchimmrich has had a longstanding interest in the geology and history of the Rosendale Cement District and is on the Board of the Century House Historical Society which preserves the Widow Jane Mine in Rosendale the only publiclyaccessible mine in the area
Read MoreNov 09 2013 This is a report of a mine inspector who has released his findings that a mine cavein and subsequent death of the subcontractor performing the work was the result of his own carelessness Not sure which mine this was but it was one of the mines in Binnewater Rosendale Cement Logo The History Of Binnewater NY Blog at
Read MoreThe Widow Jane Mine is now frozen over and not available for visits or rentals until the Spring Thaw Society is a notforprofit educational organization dedicated to the preservation of industrial history of the Rosendale natural cement region The Society is located at
Read More1954 The New York State Thruway opens partially paved with Rosendale Natural Cement 1970 The last of the original Rosendale NY cement mines is closed 1976 The Fort Scott Hydraulic Cement Co in Kansas shuts down the last producer of natural cement as a finished product Some manufacturers of masonry cements continue to use natural cement in their production however
Read MoreApr 15 2014 That doesnt look like caves it looks like the old cement mines just outside of Rosendale While most of that IS private property the Widow Jane Mine located on the Snyder Estate welcomes visitors Its free to get in on Sunday
Read MoreDec 22 2019 Widow Jane Mine Rosendale Address Phone Number Widow Jane Mine Reviews 455 United All reviews brooklyn bridge statue of liberty century house caves signs jane estate mines pillars artwork parking museum cement widow trail nyc history country threepronged wrote a review Dec 2019 I grew up not far from the Widow Jane Mine but
Read MoreDec 22 2019 The mine can be visited fairly quickly and then you can go to the museum The museum has all kinds of history and artifacts but be prepared for that musty smell Check the calendar because there are concerts at the Widow Jane Mine Parking is at the Synder Estate just drive in If you are interested in cement this is your place
Read MoreJul 21 2018 This months Geology hike will take us through a number of these cement mines which straddle the rail trail in Rosendale north of Williams Lake Meet at the Binnewater Kiln Rail Trail parking area in Rosendale on Route 7 Binnewater Road about a
Read MoreOn hearing of this problem AJ Snyder of the famous Rosendale Cement Mines bought the small cemetery property and then also bought all of the surrounding property as defined by the huge amount of property we currently own extending all the way down to and adjoining the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
Read MoreWidow Jane Mine and Museum This is a cement minemuseum in Rosendale NY which claims to have been the cement capital of the US about 100 years ago After walking around the mine watch for wet spots we went into the small museum about both the town and the cement industry
Read MoreStone Lime also has a sister company in Freedom Cement LLC started to provide historically accurate materials to restoration contractors In 2010 Freedom Cement resumed production of natural cement from Rosendale New York We currently produce natural cement from the Lawrence mine in Rosendale
Read MoreApr 15 2014 Massive Caves in The Hudson Valley That doesnt look like caves it looks like the old cement mines just outside of Rosendale While most of that IS private property the Widow Jane Mine located on the Snyder Estate welcomes visitors Its free to get in on Sunday
Read MoreThe mines in Rosendale and Kingston New York proved a natural fit providing the constant cool climate needed to grow mushrooms With great insight Herman Knaust and Paul Sturges a renowned industrial consultant designed an air conditioning system for the Kingston mine that was decades ahead of
Read MoreMines Among the many cement mines in Ulster County the Widow Jane Mine in Rosendale is the only one open to the public An abandoned room and pillar cement mine the Widow Jane has an
Read MoreOther mines have been put to a number of uses including mushroom farming and movie locations The records storage management company Iron Mountain currently maintains at least one mine for storing anything from microfiche to data backup tapes In 2004 limited cement mining resumed in Rosendale and Rosendale natural cement is again being produced
Read MoreNov 08 2015 Now the site of a proposed resort the land was once used to mine and kiln worldfamous Rosendale Cement From the mid1800s to the early 20th century Rosendale Cement built some of
Read MoreJul 31 2014 As the story goes Knausts grandfather Herman and Uncle Henry were expanding their mushroom business and found a new use for the abandoned limestone mines in Kingston and Rosendale in the
Read MoreMay 17 2014 Hudson River Cement mined the lime for the cement in Rosendale than shipped it 10 miles North to East Kingston using rail lines and the Delaware and Hudson Canal The second component to cement clay was mined there and the components were mixed and processed into the final product which was than loaded onto boats in the Hudson
Read MoreNYS Quad Challenge Widow Jane Mine GC1VF99 was created by Catskills Live on 5312009 Its a Regular size geocache with difficulty of 2 terrain of 2 Records of the Century House Historical Society document that the Century Cement Plant in Rosendale was the last cement works to manufacture natural cement in North America
Read MoreRosendale New York Widow Jane Mine This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio
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