quarry

In 1990, mining stopped at a 55-metre-deep Swedish limestone quarry; a year later, an opera singer discovered its remarkable natural sound, and it became Dalhalla, now drawing 100,000+ visitors each summer

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In 1990, mining stopped at a 55-metre-deep Swedish limestone quarry; a year later, an opera singer discovered its remarkable natural sound, and it became Dalhalla, now drawing 100,000+ visitors each summer

55-meters-deep Swedish limestone quarry When mining stopped at an isolated limestone quarry in central Sweden in 1990, the local area was left with a 55-metre-deep industrial pit cut into the pine forests outside Rättvik. Just a year later, a former opera singer discovered that the abandoned quarry had remarkable natural acoustics. Today, the former mining … Read more

In 1964, a Utah businessman built a gas station beside Capitol Reef; after years of conflict over his quarry, the government took his property for $400,000 and razed the lodge and station

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In 1964, a Utah businessman built a gas station beside Capitol Reef; after years of conflict over his quarry, the government took his property for $400,000 and razed the lodge and station

In 1964, a Utah businessman built a gas station beside Capitol Reef A long-running legal and land rights dispute between the U.S. government and Utah businessman Dean Brimhall over commercial development inside Capitol Reef National Monument ended with a federal buyout worth $400,000. The deal brought commercial activity along the park boundary to an end.According … Read more