Moving Materials
25/11/21 09:45 Filed in: Soapstone in Virginia
The beginning of this saga can be found here.
Kierk Ashmore-Sorensen collection
At the time local roads were built to handle agricultural wagon traffic. The high volume of stone from quarry to mill and finished products from the mills to the outside world necessitated the construction of rail lines.
The soapstone mills were built in remote areas close to the Soapstone Belt.
Quarries supplying stone to the mills were scattered through the surrounding countryside.Kierk Ashmore-Sorensen collection
At the time local roads were built to handle agricultural wagon traffic. The high volume of stone from quarry to mill and finished products from the mills to the outside world necessitated the construction of rail lines.