Lake Catherine Quarry

Lake Catherine Quarry
Nearest city Malvern, Arkansas
Area 68 acres (28 ha)
NRHP reference # 75000388[1]
Added to NRHP September 11, 1975

The Lake Catherine Quarry is a prehistoric stone quarry in Hot Spring County, Arkansas. The site was used as a source of black novaculite, a relatively rare form of chert. Evidence of Native American quarrying activity at the site includes quarry pits, spoil piles, and a scattered talus slope of rejected materials. The site is untainted by historic quarrying, providing a potentially significant window into prehistoric quarrying methods.[2]

The quarry site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Summary description of Lake Catherine Quarry Site". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-23.


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