Limestone high quality quarried limestone, called Indiana limestone. Many famous buildings in London are built from Portland limestone. Limestone was also a very popular building block in the Middle Ages in the areas where it occurred, since it is hard, durable, and commonly occurs in easily accessible surface exposures. Many medieval churches and castles in Europe are made of limestone. Beer stone was a popular kind of limestone for medieval buildings in southern England. Limestone and (to a lesser extent) marble are reactive to acid solutions, making acid rain a significant problem to the preservation of artifacts made from this stone.
Fencepost limestone the park that this museum shares with the Rush County Historical Museum (occupying the relocated Timken train station), the Nekoma Bank Museum, and the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum. The Post Rock Museum contains a recreated stone post quarry, assorted quarrying tools used in the area, and a fossil collection. Vonada Farms and Stone Company is located north of Sylvan Grove, Kansas. Tours can be arranged, see the Kansas Sampler Foundation pages. Bluestem Quarry and Stoneworks operates near Lucas, Kansas. Other communities with abundant Fencepost limestone architecture: Fencepost limestone/Dakota sandstone boundary communities: Fencepost limestone Fencepost limestone, Post Rock limestone, or Stone