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Hunter Valley
Hunter Valley is a low, irregular valley bisected by SR 46 just west of SR 37. It produced a great deal of Limestone at the end of the 19th century. It is about 2 miles long by 1 mile wide at its greatest width. Its longest axis extends nearly north and south, and several small ravines entering the valley from the east and west sides cut the valley into a number of ridges and depressions extending, in general, east and west.
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Much of the stone consists of a thin layer of Mitchell limestone over a more valuable layer of Oolitic stone. In the valleys the Mitchell stone has been worn away and the Oolitic stone exposed to the weather, so quarriers tried to find areas with a thin protective layer for the most valuable stone.
Mills in the valley include:
- B.G. Hoadley Quarries Co. Mill
- Hunter Brothers Stone Co. Mill
- Star Stone Co. Mill
- Crescent Stone Co. Mill
- Vernia Mill of ILCO
- Leonard Mill of ILCO
- Wicks Mill of ILCO
- Reed Stone Co. Mill
- Consolidated Mill No. 2
