lime-rock

On either side there was black lime-rock that had to be cut through, sometimes at heights of thirty feet and always as much as twenty feet.

Nothing Like It in the World The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 STEPHEN E. AMBROSE 2000

The jingle of harness and the sharp clopping of horse's hooves struck the lime-rock gravel bed of the street with a thick, thumping sound, carrying the hidden ladies off to bright dinner parties.

Ripping Time Asprin, Robert 2000

On either side there was black lime-rock that had to be cut through, sometimes at heights of thirty feet and always as much as twenty feet.

Nothing Like It in the World The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 STEPHEN E. AMBROSE 2000

By degrees they began to make various articles, found copper, iron and various ores, as well as lime-rock and grindstone formations.

The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island Roger Thompson Finlay

It was a nicely turned cave -- a natural room, -- arched above with beautiful white lime-rock, the stalactites hanging in pointed clusters, their starry points twinkling above like stars in a winter sky.

The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills John Trotwood Moore

The three-room house sat precariously on stacks of thin lime-rock chips that had been placed under the four corners.

Tobacco Road Caldwell, Erskine, 1903- 1934

Instantly the last sliver of the shed was swallowed up, and then other tons of dirt and rock went piling into the pit, burying the shattered structure in crashing depths from which lime-rock dust came puffing in clouds.

When Egypt Went Broke Holman Day 1900

It had been built of lime-rock from a quarry near by, and was covered with large flat stones.

A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians 1884

It had been built of lime-rock from a quarry near by, and was covered with large flat stones No mortar or cement had been used.

An Introduction to the mortuary customs of the North American Indians 1884

The two-mile long main airport entry road has been completed, 80 percent of the storm sewer pipes are in place and the parking lot's curbing and lime-rock base will be completed by the end of September.

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