Berlin Township near Berlin Heights in Erie County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Sandstone Quarries

— Adventure Walkway —

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 24, 2024

1. Sandstone Quarries Marker

Inscription. From the 1860s to about 1900, tons of quality sandstone were quarried from the high sandstone ridge that runs through Edison Woods. The deeper sandstone here occurs in unbroken beds without seams. Steam engines allowed the quarrying and shipping of massive blocks by rail to distant markets for bridges, building foundations, walls, and sidewalks.

The J.S Lowry Stone Quarry and The Baillie Stone Company quarried valuable blue sandstone, a desirable building stone of uniform grain and color. The color and hardness of the local sandstone was said to improve as it aged.

Berlin Heights sandstone can still be seen in historic buildings across the country. The old sidewalks in Berlin Heights came from the local quarries.

Facts:
• Local sandstone was used in rebuilding Chicago after the great fire of 1871.

• In 1878, 400 car loads of sandstone were shipped to New York.

Erected by Friends of Erie MetroParks.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 41° 20.358′ N, 82° 29.283′ W. Marker is near Berlin Heights, Ohio, in Erie County. It is in Berlin Township. It is on Ceylon Road (Ohio

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Route 61) half a mile south of Deehr Road, on the right when traveling north. This is along the Adventure Walkway which is a board walk path within the Edison Woods MetroPark. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10141 State Rte 61, Berlin Heights OH 44814, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Ghost Railroad. (within shouting distance of this marker); Brick & Tile Kiln (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Nuclear Power Connection… (about 600 feet away); The Original 1875 School Bell (approx. one mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Memorial Field (1951) (approx. 1.1 miles away); Berlin Heights Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Duty - Honor - Country (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berlin Heights.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 24, 2024

2. Sandstone Quarries Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 6, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.