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Phenix Marble Quarry
The ghost town of Phenix, Missouri is located in Greene County, close to Ash Grove. Phenix was a company town that existed for the sole purpose of mining marble and limestone from the adjacent quarry. It was unique in that the town had a library, an orchestra, movies, and a church with a full-time minister. Oddly enough, Bonnie Parker of Bonnie and Clyde fame also attended elementary school here for a time. Today, the quarry is still in use for crushed stone and a few of the old buildings still remain, but the town itself has ceased to exist. Of particular interest at this site are the original lime kilns and the remains of a once-thriving company town (with a population of approximately 500) that disappeared during the Great Depression.
Marble from this quarry was used to build the Missouri State Capitol, the New York Stock Exchange, and other well-known buildings across the United States.
This page was last updated on: 09/12/2007