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Indiana Bedrock

"Limestone people are by nature entrepreneurial. Their tendency is to produce a product, and let someone else write about it." Bill McDonald, A Short History of Indiana Limestone [1].

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Photographs, letters, newspaper articles, and limestone industry archives related to Matthews Brothers Stone Company, an Ellettsville, Indiana, limestone quarry operating 1862–1978. Digital collection also includes photos from other limestone companies and artists.

  • About [3]
  • Profiles [4]
  • Building a Nation: Indiana Limestone Photograph Collection [5]
  • Chronology via Monroe County Timeline, [6] including a Printer Friendly Version [7]
  • Curriculum via Monroe County Limestone Heritage [8]

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Updated October 17, 2025

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[1] https://catalog.mcpl.info/search?query=A%20short%20history%20of%20indiana%20limestone%20Bill%20McDonald&searchType=everything&pageSize=10 [2] https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15078coll7 [3] https://mcpl.info/indiana/indiana-bedrock-about [4] https://mcpl.info/indiana/indiana-bedrock-profiles [5] https://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/images/splash.htm?scope=images/VAC5094 [6] https://timeline.mcpl.info [7] https://timeline.mcpl.info/textonly.php?threshhold=1&topic=16 [8] https://www.in.gov/counties/monroe/government/community/limestone-heritage/ [9] https://libraryh3lp.com/chat/askmcpl-txt@chat.libraryh3lp.com?skin=34501 [10] https://mcpl.info/sms%3A%2B18128984003 [11] https://mcpl.info/askus [12] tel:812-349-3050 [13] https://mcpl.info/elibrary [14] https://mcpl.info/audience/teens [15] https://mcpl.info/audience/adults [16] https://mcpl.info/categories/local-family-history