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Successful environmental reclamation examples from the sand, gravel and
crushed stone industries. Former quarries and mined pits have been
reclaimed and are now offering a wide variety of diverse land uses. The
following pictures provide diverse examples of landscape architecture and
building design following mined land reclamation.
Lake Cascades
An active limestone quarry in Ohio. The corporate office of National
Mine and Stone Company (operators of the quarry), a residential area, and
a community hospital can all be seen in this photograph. |
Entrance to Lake Cascades office park with the corporate office is located on a quarry bench overlooking the water-filled quarry. |
A view south of Lake Cascades from the lobby of National Lime and
Stone Company office. |
Palisades
Palisades Office Park building constructed at the edge of a stone
quarry in Georgia. The developer integrated the quarry walls into the landscape
architecture of the facility. |
Watermark
Watermark Office Complex in Ohio is built around a sand and gravel
pit lake. To the right land is being prepared, using overburden from
the mining operation, for expansion of the office park. |
Watermark Office Complex buildings constructed on a mined-out sand
and gravel pit. |
The Quarry
Office building under construction along the edge of an abandoned
stone quarry in Ohio. The character and quality of the steep-wall landscaping
created by the mining operation added value to the land. |
Photo of the same building several years later. |
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