Marblehead lime plant(abandoned)

USA / Utah / Grantsville / skunk Ridge Rd.
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The long-abandoned plant was razed in 2009. In 2008 and 2009 the industrial railroad spur serving the plant was used to store excess freight cars.
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Coordinates:   40°52'19"N   112°50'8"W

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  • An article in the WP Mileposts magazine stated that the dolomite (lime rock) traffic from the plant at Marblehead began in June 1958, replacing lime rock that had been shipped to U. S. Steel's Geneva plant from Illinois. The name Marblehead comes from the name of the company in Illinois, which located a deposit in Utah, and created a subsidiary company for its new operations. The reason may have been either to reduce the transportation distance and/or charges, or if there was a problem with the deposit in Illinois, such as depletion or degradation of the deposit there. The branch is apparently unused at this point in early 2006, since Geneva Steel has closed. The article in WP Mileposts mentioned a rather large deposit at the Marblehead location, and other uses, including railroad ballast. (Thom Anderson)
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