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New England Cement Company Kiln and Quarry

New England Cement Company Kiln and Quarry is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand New England Cement Company Kiln and Quarry rather than just read about it. In short: The New England Cement Company Kiln and Quarry are a historic archaeological industrial site in Woodbridge, Connecticut. Located on and near a ridge paralleling Litchfield Turnpike, the site includes two components: a stone kiln used for processing cement, and a hand-dug quarry from which limestone used in the cement manufacture was taken.

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Reference excerpt

The New England Cement Company Kiln and Quarry are a historic archaeological industrial site in Woodbridge, Connecticut. Located on and near a ridge paralleling Litchfield Turnpike, the site includes two components: a stone kiln used for processing cement, and a hand-dug quarry from which limestone used in the cement manufacture was taken. The site has an industrial history dating to 1847; the kiln, which survives in deteriorated condition, dates to 1874. A modern account of the demise of this business states there is "evidence of a nineteenth century scam" in which investors lost money. According to a 2013 article in The New York Times,"The concept was simple, toss local rock into the large stone furnace and wait until it melts. Then out comes fine cement. In this case the local bedrock proved unusable and produced an inferior product. Speculation is that the first batch was hauled into New Haven and dumped into the harbor more than 100 years ago." However this is contradicted by a more contemporaneous account by U.S. Congressman Nehemiah D. Sperry as recounted in a local newspaper's coverage of his 1895 trip through this area where he grew up. Sperry said, "And here we are opposite the dam. Just over there on the hillside are the ruins of the old cement kiln, where twenty-five years ago they made cement from the rocks that are so abundant around it. It was good cement, but the business failed and was killed because cement was a cheap article and because it took off all the profits to cart the stuff to New Haven. Perhaps some day an electric road will come by here and then the business might be profitably worked." The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

See also National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of New England Cement Company Kiln and Quarry

In research: New England Cement Company Kiln and Quarry appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses New England Cement Company Kiln and Quarry in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: New England Cement Company Kiln and Quarry is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut, Buildings and structures completed in 1847, National Register of Historic Places in New Haven County, Connecticut, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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