Texas Quarry Tour

Digging holes seems like child’s play. But not when you’re the crew at Martin Marietta’s Texas Quarry. Their hole isn’t measured in feet, but rather miles: a mile long and a half mile wide, to be exact. This massive pit was the source of marble that built the walkway to the Capitol in Annapolis and the portico for St. Paul’s Cathedral in NYC. Our Washington Monument in Baltimore and a section of the Washington Monument in D.C. are also made from Texas marble. The history of this quarry goes back even further to 1802 and the first Irish immigrants to the region. On this tour, let’s watch the heavy equipment dig and haul while discovering the stories of those immigrants.

You may also like the following events from The Natural History Society of Maryland:

• This Friday, 1st August, 10:00 am, Life Aboard a Skipjack in Baltimore
• This Saturday, 2nd August, 10:00 am, Lichens 101: Biology, Ecology and Diversity in Parkville
• Next Tuesday, 5th August, 09:00 am, Paddle and Ponder the Patapsco in Ellicott City