You could try   Rolando, Victor R.  1992, 200 years of soot and sweat, the
history and archaeology of Vermont's iron Charcoal and Lime Industries,
Vermont Archaeological Society.





David Hayes RPA
St. Croix, Virgin Islands
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During a recent survey conducted in advance of a highway project in
Doniphan County, Kansas, (northeast corner of the state) our contractor
identified a probable lime kiln.  I have not yet seen the feature and he
has not yet turned in a site form.

In his words, it is "a cylindrical feature, now observable as a circular
to oval feature in plan view, 2-3 m in diameter, exposed on the lower
slope of a loess ridge adjacent to a small drainageway containing
limestone. The interior of the feature contains a gray, almost
shale-like dirt fill. The outside edge of the feature had a 5-30 cm wide
band of burned earth. An unknown amount of the upper part of the feature
had been lost due to erosion, but the upper edge of the feature on the
low end of the slope extended another 60 cm or 24 inches into the ground
before terminating in a burned earth floor."

I have searched through my personal library and found very little about
lime kilns of any time period.  A few others have been reported in the
state, but none have ever been investigated.

Any information or references would be helpful & I will pass it on to
the contractor.  Has anyone had experience with lime kilns, especially
from the mid- to late-19th c. and/or from the Plains region (excavation,
background research, literature references, personal experience, etc.)?

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Marsha

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Marsha K. King
Archeologist II
Environmental Services Section
Bureau of Design
Kansas Department of Transportation
Docking State Office Building, 8th Floor
915 SW Harrison
Topeka, KS   66612-1568
Phone - 785-296-8414
Fax - 785-296-8399
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