{"id":144,"date":"2010-09-10T14:14:49","date_gmt":"2010-09-10T21:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2026-02-07T20:56:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T03:56:49","slug":"marble-quarry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/marble-quarry\/","title":{"rendered":"Marble Quarry"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"144\" class=\"elementor elementor-144\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b297f44 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b297f44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24450f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"24450f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=wCxC3OH3SL0&amp;t=6s&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19844b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"19844b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aecc9e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aecc9e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af9f990 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af9f990\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c16385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c16385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\">The history of the Yule Marble quarry in Colorado is a story of ambitious development, significant national contracts, and repeated economic struggle, all centered around a deposit of 99.5% pure calcite\u2014one of the purest marbles ever quarried.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\">Here is a summary of its history, based on information from the Wikipedia article &#8220;Yule Marble&#8221;:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discovery and Early Attempts (1873\u20131905)<\/h3>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"><b>Discovery:<\/b><span class=\"citation-42 citation-end-42\"> The Yule Marble deposit was first discovered around 1873 in the Crystal River Valley by prospectors who were originally searching for gold and silver.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-41 citation-end-41\">The town of Marble, Colorado, was established near the site.<\/span><br \/><br \/><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\"><b>Commercial Interest:<\/b><span class=\"citation-40\"> The marble gained wider recognition and commercial viability after it was exhibited at the <\/span><b><span class=\"citation-40\">1893 World Columbian Exposition<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-40 citation-end-40\"> in Chicago.<\/span><br \/><br \/><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/li>\n<li data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\"><b>Early Failures:<\/b> Several companies were formed in the late 1800s and early 1900s to develop the quarry, including Colorado Marble and Mining and the Crystal Land and Development. However, due to lack of capital, difficult transportation, and other financial issues, these early ventures all went out of business.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Boom Years (1905\u20131917)<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\"><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li class=\"\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,0,0\"><b>Major Investment:<\/b><span class=\"citation-39\"> The modern quarry operation began in earnest in 1905 with the formation of the <\/span><b>Colorado Yule Marble Company (CYMC)<\/b><span class=\"citation-39 citation-end-39\">.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-38 citation-end-38\">Colonel Channing Meek secured a large amount of funding, reportedly with assistance from the Rockefeller family, to develop the quarry and its infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9a4f71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9a4f71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef837e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ef837e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd07b25 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd07b25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f088881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f088881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1723-copy-600x450.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-564\" alt=\"img 1723 copy.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1723-copy-600x450.webp 600w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1723-copy-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1723-copy-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1723-copy-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1723-copy-2048x1536.webp 2048w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1723-copy-624x468.webp 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" title=\"Marble Quarry\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba4b4b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba4b4b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2428726 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2428726\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb929b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb929b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1729-copy-600x450.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-568\" alt=\"img 1729 copy.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_1729-copy-600x450.webp 600w, 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-446555b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"446555b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a7295 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27a7295\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc22f7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc22f7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2689-copy-450x600.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-603\" alt=\"img 2689 copy.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2689-copy-450x600.webp 450w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2689-copy-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2689-copy-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2689-copy-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2689-copy-1536x2048.webp 1536w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2689-copy-624x832.webp 624w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_2689-copy-scaled.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" title=\"Marble Quarry\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1888cfd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1888cfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3102d20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3102d20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1932836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1932836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,1,0\"><b><span class=\"citation-37\">Overcoming Transportation:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-37\"> To solve the major challenge of moving the massive stone blocks out of the remote valley, the company built the <\/span><b><span class=\"citation-37\">Crystal River &amp; San Juan Railway (CR&amp;SJ)<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-37 citation-end-37\">, which connected Marble to the main railway lines at Placita by 1906.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li class=\"\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,2,0\"><b>Infrastructure:<\/b><span class=\"citation-36 citation-end-36\"> The CYMC built an expansive finishing mill, which was so large it was claimed to be the biggest building in the world under one roof at the time (measuring 150 by 1,700 feet).<\/span> They also established an internal tramway system to the quarry, which is located at an elevation of 9,500 feet inside Treasure Mountain.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li class=\"\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,3,0\"><b>Town Peak:<\/b> The town of Marble flourished during this era, reaching its peak population of between 1,500 and 4,000 residents around 1915, many of whom were skilled Italian marble workers who immigrated to the area.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li class=\"\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5,4,0\"><b><span class=\"citation-35\">Disaster and Setback:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-35 citation-end-35\"> In 1912, the massive mill was destroyed by a snow slide, and Colonel Channing Meek was killed in a transportation accident, dealing a significant blow to the operation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":647,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16cf52b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16cf52b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebaf054 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebaf054\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vertical-shot-lincoln-s-statue-lincoln-memorial-washington-usa_665346-7075-400x600.avif 400w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vertical-shot-lincoln-s-statue-lincoln-memorial-washington-usa_665346-7075-200x300.avif 200w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vertical-shot-lincoln-s-statue-lincoln-memorial-washington-usa_665346-7075.avif 417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" title=\"Marble Quarry\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec59cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ec59cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a731da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a731da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e6e33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25e6e33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legacy and Decline (1917\u20131990)<\/h3>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li class=\"\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"><b>National Monuments:<\/b> Despite its operational challenges, the quarry gained nationwide fame for supplying the marble for some of America&#8217;s most recognizable monuments, including:<\/p>\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li class=\"\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,0,1,0,0\"><span class=\"citation-34\">The exterior of the <\/span><b><span class=\"citation-34\">Lincoln Memorial<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-34 citation-end-34\"> in Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li class=\"\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,0,1,1,0\">The <b>Tomb of the Unknown Soldier<\/b> at Arlington National Cemetery. <span class=\"citation-33 citation-end-33\">For the tomb, Yule Marble was the only quarry capable of providing a single, flawless 56-ton block, which was the largest single piece of marble ever quarried at that time.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d8ff5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33d8ff5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f9aab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4f9aab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b09380a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b09380a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"380\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tomboftheunknownsoldier-380x600.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-897\" alt=\"tomboftheunknownsoldier.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tomboftheunknownsoldier-380x600.webp 380w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tomboftheunknownsoldier-190x300.webp 190w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tomboftheunknownsoldier-768x1212.webp 768w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tomboftheunknownsoldier.webp 914w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" title=\"Marble Quarry\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6333d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6333d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4b2159 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4b2159\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cbe50d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cbe50d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35930dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35930dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"><b>World War I Collapse:<\/b><span class=\"citation-32 citation-end-32\"> The market for luxury stone collapsed with the onset of World War I.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-31 citation-end-31\">Operations were greatly reduced in 1917, and the last train left Marble in 1918.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"><b style=\"background-color: transparent;\">The Bust:<\/b><span class=\"citation-30 citation-end-30\" style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> The company struggled through the 1920s and 1930s, though there was a brief increase in activity, but World War II brought the original CYMC operation to an end around 1941.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-29 citation-end-29\" style=\"background-color: transparent;\">The fabricating plant was stripped for scrap steel, and the town of Marble essentially became a ghost town.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f02b06 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f02b06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06cc7b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b06cc7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc86290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc86290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/millsitepillars-horizontal-600x392.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-637\" alt=\"millsitepillars horizontal.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/millsitepillars-horizontal-600x392.webp 600w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/millsitepillars-horizontal-300x196.webp 300w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/millsitepillars-horizontal-768x502.webp 768w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/millsitepillars-horizontal-624x408.webp 624w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/millsitepillars-horizontal.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" title=\"Marble 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marble_Quarry.7.9.18.229-Copia-1280x853-1-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-650\" alt=\"marble quarry.7.9.18.229 copia 1280x853 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marble_Quarry.7.9.18.229-Copia-1280x853-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marble_Quarry.7.9.18.229-Copia-1280x853-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marble_Quarry.7.9.18.229-Copia-1280x853-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marble_Quarry.7.9.18.229-Copia-1280x853-1-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/marblehistory.org\/staging\/5176\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Marble_Quarry.7.9.18.229-Copia-1280x853-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" title=\"Marble Quarry\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7942a64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7942a64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photo courtesy of Colorado Stone Quarries<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce11359 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce11359\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e718219 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e718219\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d8a62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25d8a62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #2a5d37; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.75rem;\">Modern Revival (1990\u2013Present)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"><b>Sporadic Activity:<\/b><span class=\"citation-28 citation-end-28\"> The quarry has never regained its initial profitability and has been characterized by intermittent operation, numerous closures, and changes in ownership since World War II.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"><b><span class=\"citation-27\">Acquisitions:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-27 citation-end-27\"> The quarry was briefly revived in 1990 and again in 1999 by Sierra Minerals Corporation.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-26\">In <\/span><b><span class=\"citation-26\">2004<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-26\">, the quarry was acquired by <\/span><b><span class=\"citation-26\">Polycor<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-26 citation-end-26\">, the second-largest stone company in North America, which has maintained the North American sales rights.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\"><b><span class=\"citation-25\">State Recognition:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-25\"> Also in 2004, Yule Marble was officially designated the <\/span><b><span class=\"citation-25\">State Rock of Colorado<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-25 citation-end-25\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\"><b>Contemporary Role:<\/b><span class=\"citation-24 citation-end-24\"> The quarry continues to operate today, supplying high-quality American marble.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-23 citation-end-23\">In the 2000s, it produced a new, perfect block of marble intended to replace the original Tomb of the Unknown Soldier block after a crack was discovered.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-22 citation-end-22\">The site remains a working quarry.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab23ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bab23ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e918fec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e918fec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wCxC3OH3SL0\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":645,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":650,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sources<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:image --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcRWLsyGe0e2wExFe-TyURTAVT4AEggRSl60VRm71URLfbEfZ6Np5TWAZ_3Rr_oV26SqV-oUFiK11a_W9WbmSRk_3S3iycvmnpoJobP_\" alt=\"Favicon Tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcRWLsyGe0e2wExFe TyURTAVT4AEggRSl60VRm71URLfbEfZ6Np5TWAZ 3Rr OV26SqV OUFiK11a W9WbmSRk 3S3iycvmnpoJobP\" title=\"Marble Quarry\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chemeurope.com\">www.chemeurope.com<br \/><\/a>Yule Marble &#8211; chemeurope.com<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcSN0UcecgbG94t8V9UdZkRYJ1MNg3azFK8aTf3e_KoG32_W5iyfZ_O4U53mPUOCazErTGBWWIvBl7NkXRacmqloSOE2PYaGslLGieGlePN_KKm3\" alt=\"Favicon Tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcSN0UcecgbG94t8V9UdZkRYJ1MNg3azFK8aTf3e KoG32 W5iyfZ O4U53mPUOCazErTGBWWIvBl7NkXRacmqloSOE2PYaGslLGieGlePN KKm3\" title=\"Marble Quarry\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marbleandgranite.com\">www.marbleandgranite.com<\/a><br \/>Marble in America: Colorado&#8217;s Yule Creek Quarry<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcTGo2ldWXblVJVy9av_nsZSibxa_2qWNauc-_aN3Z88QWRlrBwOirgky4S2BQx4HAP717l1X6fwOGXal25Xka-QwL048XUpux7h5g\" alt=\"Favicon Tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcTGo2ldWXblVJVy9av NsZSibxa 2qWNauc AN3Z88QWRlrBwOirgky4S2BQx4HAP717l1X6fwOGXal25Xka QwL048XUpux7h5g\" title=\"Marble Quarry\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yule_Marble\">en.wikipedia.org<\/a><br \/>Yule Marble &#8211; Wikipedia<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcT2WdvZN7Fo5NwDFTIqvOEWelvCfofCmrwEdjltWL8FjZnh-MtDuqvzk3ZHH54SuCRmZ74hQV68e4vTEZ8Wjmjlrg_wpm7KKokQ8KaV1dGFqi0\" alt=\"Favicon Tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcT2WdvZN7Fo5NwDFTIqvOEWelvCfofCmrwEdjltWL8FjZnh MtDuqvzk3ZHH54SuCRmZ74hQV68e4vTEZ8Wjmjlrg Wpm7KKokQ8KaV1dGFqi0\" title=\"Marble Quarry\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uncovercolorado.com\/activities\/yule-marble-quarry\/\">www.uncovercolorado.com<\/a><br \/>Yule Marble Quarry &#8211; Marble, CO &#8211; Uncover Colorado<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcRBnQeN1I7tPFLEo_GEUS4p6uzQ7boRonYJiKyWlnRrdzl39_tzCqndjjCuj-n_vu9fkRQLD7U_sYnsswtYwIjtuwZ88Jj3bHPk0W7Sx-gATq5VfMLpoAI\" alt=\"Favicon Tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcRBnQeN1I7tPFLEo GEUS4p6uzQ7boRonYJiKyWlnRrdzl39 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