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Author:   Charles D. Hockensmith ,  Donna Neary
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Volume:   v. 24
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.381kg
ISBN:  

9780786438594

ISBN 10:   0786438592
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   08 May 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Foreword by Nancy O’Malley      Preface      Introduction      1. AN ARCHIVAL OVERVIEW OF THE KENTUCKY MILLSTONE QUARRYING INDUSTRY      Franklin County      Letcher County      Logan County      Madison County      Marshall County      McCreary County      Powell County      Rockcastle County      Whitley County      Woodford County      General Comments      2. THE ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING OF THE QUARRIES      Geology      Soils      Flora      3. DOCUMENTING THE QUARRIES: FIELD METHODS, FIELD LIMITATIONS, AND ARCHIVAL RESEARCH      Field Methods      Field Limitations      Archival Research      4. AN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF THE POWELL COUNTY QUARRIES      5. FAMILIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE POWELL COUNTY QUARRIES      Adams Family      Berry Family      Daniel Family      DeWitt Family      Golf Family      Hanks Family      Hedger Family      Johnson Family      Nelson Family      Pigg Family      Risk Family      Ross Family      Smith Family      Spry Family      Stewart Family      Summers Family      Treadway Family      Ware Family      West Family      Stone Cutters      6. ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AT THE POWELL COUNTY QUARRIES      McGuire Quarry      Baker Quarry      Toler Quarry      Ware Quarry      Ewen Quarry      Pilot Knob Quarry      7. COMPARISONS AMONG THE POWELL COUNTY QUARRIES      Millstones      Leveling Crosses      Cutting Eyes      Drill Holes on Millstones      Drilled Boulders      Shaping Debris      Quarry Excavations      Artifacts      Tool Marks on Boulders and Millstones      Reasons for Millstone Rejection      8. COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE POWELL COUNTY QUARRIES AND OTHER QUARRIES      Leveling Crosses      Reasons for Millstone Rejection      Quarry Excavations      Tools      9. MANUFACTURING SEQUENCES FOR MILLSTONES      Techniques in Europe      Techniques in the United States      10. TRANSPORTATION METHODS AND ROUTES FOR POWELL COUNTY MILLSTONES      Road Transport      River Transport      11. MARKETS FOR POWELL COUNTY MILLSTONES      12. THE COMPETITION: IMPORTED MILLSTONES IN KENTUCKY      13. KENTUCKY MILLSTONE VALUES      14. CONCLUSIONS      Glossary      Appendices A: Form for Documenting Millstones      B: Form for Documenting Boulders and Drill Holes      C: 1804 Lawsuit in Fayette County, Higbee v. Hanks      D: 1810 Lawsuit in Clark County, Wilkerson v. Adams      E: 1823 Lawsuit in Clark County, Johnson v. Adams      F: 1826 Lawsuit in Clark County, Summers v. Adams      G: Millstones Potentially Associated with the Powell County Quarries      Bibliography      Index     

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this book would be a welcome addition to the library of anyone interested in industrial archaeology and the millstone trade or the history of Powell County, Kentucky --<i>Old Mill News</i>; Hockensmith has done a great service to those who study millstones and quarrying...an important case study...a grand survey...indispensable --<i>Historical Archaeology</i>.

Author Information

Charles D. Hockensmith worked as a staff archaeologist with the Kentucky Heritage Council for 27 years before retiring in July 2008. He has published extensively on several historic industries with special emphasis on millstone quarries, bricks manufacturing, and lime kilns.

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