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The Kosmortar Saw 70 Years Of Service
| 题名： | The Kosmortar Saw 70 Years Of Service |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | CAPT. DAVID SMITH |
| 摘要： | Early in the 20th century, a Philadelphia industrialist named Samuel Homer Jr. built a cement mill a short distance from the banks of the Ohio River and a few miles above the mouth of the Salt River. The firm was formed as the Kosmos Portland Cement Company. Horner also opened a quarry some 35 miles downstream to feed limestone to the cement mill. In conjunction with these operations, two company towns were established. The one near the mill became Kosmosdale, Ky., while the one near the quarry at Richardsons Landing was called Oolite, due to the oolite limestone quarried there. David L. Baker wrote a definitive history of the company in 2010 that goes into great detail about the concern, and the river operations in particular. The quarry opened in 1904, and the stone was delivered to Kosmosdale by boats of the Louisville & Evansville Packet Company. In 1905, this company failed, and the rock was then towed by Capt. Steve Green, formerly affiliated with the packet company, who had purchased a small towboat with which to do the work. He would continue to do this with various boats under his ownership for the next several years. |
| 出版年： | 2023 |
| 期刊名称： | The Waterways Jouranl |
| 卷： | 137 |
| 期： | 8 |
| 页码： | 90,89 |
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