Nancy , There was a Mussy quart on the south end of Elyria . If I remember right it was just North of 16 Street, Close to The Steel and Tube Plant . We swam it gut it was fenced off and the police did occasionally patrol it. Several Children lost their lives in it . The water was always extremely cold. There is also a small Quarry on my uncle farm on the Telegraph Road it near the west edge of the farm about 100 feet from the RR tracks right by the overpass bridge. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: NM Meyers <nmmeyers@centurytel.net> To: <OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 4:35 PM Subject: [OHLORAIN] Ancestor a quarry worker? > Fellow researchers, > Not all of our ancestors were farmers, teachers or businessmen of some > sort, but all did have to earn a living somehow. The stone quarries of > Lorain County employed many very hard working men. Many were uneducated > and some unable to speak English. Many lived in company houses and > shopped at company stores with vouchers. > There were quarries in Amherst Twp., Brownhelm Twp., Columbia Twp., > Elyria, Grafton Twp., LaGrange Twp., Pittsfield Twp. and perhaps others > that I am not aware of. > If you live within driving distance of Amherst and would like to hear > about the stone quarries, then please mark your February 27th on your > calendar. There will be a presentation by a knowledgeable speaker, at > the February meeting of the Amherst Historical Society at 7:30PM. > BTW, Amherst was well known as the sandstone capital of the world. > -- > Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH > Genealogy Lookup Volunteer http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > A proud RootsWeb Supporter > Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://raogk.rootsweb.com > Life Member of Ohio Genealogical Society http://www.ogs.org/ > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page > http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > >