KIL&T = Kellys Island Lime and Transport
KIL&T was founded on Kellys Island in 1886. It moved its operation to this location and stopped operating on Kellys Island in 1941. [Dennis DeBruler]
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| The Kelley Island Lime & Transport Company posted Bucyrus Erie 150B electric shovel at the KIL&T Marblehead Plant in the late 1940's. - Crawford Collection Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park shared |
| Missy Deneen, Sep 2024 via Dennis DeBruler |
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| The Kelley Island Lime & Transport Company posted 1949 Photo of a Bucyrus Erie 150B electric shovel at the Marblehead, Ohio Plant. This working area was the last deposits of flux stone (upper layer limestone) to be extracted east of Alexander Pike in the Village of Marblehead. - Crawford Collection Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park shared Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park shared |
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| The Kelley Island Lime & Transport Company posted Bucyrus Erie electric shovel working at the KIL&T Marblehead Plant in the late 1940's. - Goodyear Business Magazine Photo Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park shared |
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| The Kelley Island Lime & Transport Company posted Chemstone days 1960 John Englebeck photo taken west of Hartshorn road. [There are some interesting comments on this post.] Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park shared |
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| The Kelley Island Lime & Transport Company posted Bucyrus Erie 150B shovel loading a Autocar Truck at the Marblehead Plant in 1949. - John Koran Photo Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park shared Mark Bridle: Eaton side dump trailer. Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park shared |
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| The Kelley Island Lime & Transport Company posted KIL&T Marion Model 91 shovel #11 of the Marblehead operation. - Bob Lorenz Photo Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park shared |
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| The Kelley Island Lime & Transport Company posted KIL&T Marblehead crew with a Marion Model 92 steam shovel in 1920. - Koran Collection Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park shared |
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| The Kelley Island Lime & Transport Company posted John Kozak photo. This photo reminds me of how the quarry, neatly dug around the border of the cemetery across from Biros. Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park shared
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| The Kelley Island Lime & Transport Company posted One of the Bucyrus Erie 150B Electric Shovels at Marblehead in 1943. KIL&T recently transitioned from railroad-based steam shovels to the new electric units around that time. Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park shared |
The Kelley Island Lime & Transport Company posted four photos with the comment: "Marblehead Quarry undated Lorie Wiedenhoft Feyedelem photos"
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| 1 Ray Balmbra: I never knew B.E made shovel with racking arms. Unless they changed to a muck pole when they bought Ruston Bucyrus. must be a very early one. |
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| 4 [I presume this is a drill to make the holes for the explosives.] |
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| The Kelley Island Lime & Transport Company posted Bucyrus Erie promotional artwork featuring a 150B electric shovel. The B&E 150 series was a popular choice of KIL&T at it's Ohio based operations. Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park shared |
The quarry is now part of Lafarge.
It looks like they are extending the quarry south to dig layers under the land already quarried by Kelly.
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Bonus: Operations at other locations
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| The Kelley Island Lime & Transport Company posted |
The Kelley Island Lime & Transport Company posted two photos with the comment: "Former KIL&T conglomerate operation at Stoneport Michigan in 1960. Bucyrus Erie 190B loading Euclid truck. - John Koran Photos"
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This is becoming some B-E 150B notes as well.
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| The Kelley Island Lime & Transport Company posted Rare Bucyrus Erie 150B electric shovel advertisement. The 150B was a specific model shovel that KIL&T operated at numerous plants. [This post has a lot of information added in the comments including a quarry operation at Presque Isle, MI.] Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park shared Harrison Coal & Reclamation Historical Park shared |
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