Shakers Working Stone Quarry, 1876

Photograph

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Shaker Historical Society

Baus caption: Shakers working stone quarries. 1876

Baus caption: Shakers working stone quarries. 1876

Name/Title

Shakers Working Stone Quarry, 1876

Entry/Object ID

082.1931 Bau.51

Tags

North Union Shakers, Warrensville Township, 19th Century, Cleveland, 1870s

Description

Plate 51 from from Shakers & Kirtland by Louis Baus showing Shaker men working on the stone quarry near Doan Brook. Baus description: "At the extreme northwest corner of the colony near Doan Brook the quarry furnished stone for the community. All foundations, posts, tombstones, walks, dams and the the [sic] grist mill nearby were made from the stone of these quarries. The present boulevard system has taken in all this territory. It was operated by the North Family."

Photograph Details

Subject Place

Township

Warrensville Township

County

Cuyahoga County

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States

Category

Photographs
Archives

Acquisition

Notes

Gift of Eugene L. Baus, 1974

Made/Created

Date made

1876

Location

Location

Room

Elizabeth Nord Library & Archives

Building

Shaker Historical Society

Date

September 20, 2025

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

North Union Shaker Village, Louis Baus

Related Publications

Publication

Shakers & Kirtland