Stone Quarry (Elmhurst, Illinois)

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Operated by Elmhurst Chicago Stone Company.
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Coordinates:   41°54'1"N   87°57'30"W

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  • Source of much of the aggregate that built modern Chicago. The open hole got too deep and they had to go underground. Imagine a Swiss Cheese with holes 40 feet high and 60 feet wide. MSHA approved.
  • In 1996 it became a relief place for local flood water.
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