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Industry: Alpena, MI - Michigan Alkali Company
In 1903, the Michigan Alkali Company established a limestone quarry in Alpena in what is today known as the large quarry adjacent to the LaFarge cement plant. The plant supplies limestone aggregate to the LaFarge cement plant.
Began → Michigan Alkali Quarry → Became
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Owned by: Michigan Alkali Co.
Produced: Limestone
Method: Open pit.
Railroad connection: Plant railroad
Ship To: Huron Portland Cement Plant, Alpena
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Time Line
1903. The limestone quarry is created by Michigan Alkali.
1908. Michigan Alkali owns the Huron Portland Cement Company. [APN]
1913. The Alpena Portland Cement plant was sold to Michigan Alkali. [APN]
1986. LaFarge takes over operations, later owned by LaFarge/Holcim. [APN]
Bibliography
The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:
- [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
- [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
- [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
- [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
- [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI