hurstville....
The old loading at the Hurstville Historic District near Maquoketa,IA. A narrow guage railroad track ran next to this structure and was loaded with lime created by the nearby kilns to be shipped around the country.Back in the first part of the 1900's,lime was used in masonry work and bridge construction.When the use of the cheaper and stronger Portland cement grew,the kilns were shutdown in the late 1920's.
Hurstville was a company town with its own school,stores,and hospital. A company farm supplied the town. As late as the late '70s,the abandoned townsite and farm still existed-now all that remains are the 4 kilns and this loading dock.The Hurstville Interpretive Center was built some years back to remember the history of the town....
hurstville....
The old loading at the Hurstville Historic District near Maquoketa,IA. A narrow guage railroad track ran next to this structure and was loaded with lime created by the nearby kilns to be shipped around the country.Back in the first part of the 1900's,lime was used in masonry work and bridge construction.When the use of the cheaper and stronger Portland cement grew,the kilns were shutdown in the late 1920's.
Hurstville was a company town with its own school,stores,and hospital. A company farm supplied the town. As late as the late '70s,the abandoned townsite and farm still existed-now all that remains are the 4 kilns and this loading dock.The Hurstville Interpretive Center was built some years back to remember the history of the town....