Indiana Limestone: A History

For almost two hundred years, Indiana limestone has shaped Southern Indiana industry and provided "America's building stone," iconic in US architecture.
For more information on the history and impact of Indiana limestone, visit the Indiana Limestone Institute of America: iliai.com.
To learn more about the history of the limestone industry in Southern Indiana, watch WTIU's documentary, Cutters of Stone, available in WTIU Passport.

[@tomlehr861]

Our house was bedford stone,we lived in southern ,in. St meinrad abbey was built from that

[@CuriousEarthMan]

thank you!

[@rainbowturtle3603]

Nice this is professional level

[@richardbritton5280]

Ty 🏆 🙏 👴

[@snowman374th]

2:08 Michigan st & West street I think it is.. Still there today. RXR Tracks aren't.

[@bzls6616]

Limestone must be a main place for liemstone

[@michaelkeller4301]

How we’re all of these works of art created by hand 150 years ago without power tools. Can you explain this? I’m impressed with these works of art all of our government buildings

[@markvincentcocjin]

These power tools merely accelerate what people used to do by hand. Hammering a chisel to chip off bits of stone until the parts that you want to make up the sculpture is all that remains.

[@timgrizzell3763]

Hand chisled I have some I use to work in a quary

[@ForwardNewsToday]

Chisel and hammer

[@ForwardNewsToday]

I thought Native American Indians were skilled stone workers? 2:32 2:40

[@harperhellems3648]

Carving in limestone is like licking sand.