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1800s Original Quarry of Ash Grove Cement Company The Ash Grove Cement Company started in 1882 in Ash Grove, Missouri, under the name Ash Grove White Lime Association. The lime that was produced there was used for construction and sanitary purposes. This site has beautifully-crafted dry stacked stone shoulders of the private rail line that ran through the quarry, and several buildings, including the manager's home. It was also home to a flourishing community of Afro-Americans who worked at the quarry. That community, with its church, school, and homes, also disappeared when the company moved its location to Galloway, Missouri.
In 1908 Ash Grove opened its first cement plant in Chanute, Kansas. Today Ash Grove is the largest American-owned producer of cement and the sixth largest producer of cement in the United States. This page was last updated on: 01/11/2008 |
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Ash Grove City Hall, 100 West Main Street, Ash Grove, Missouri 65604, Phone: (417) 751-2333, Fax: (417) 751-3814 2007 - 2010 ©Copyright City of Ash Grove, Missouri. All rights reserved. Last updated: 09/12/07. |