CORRESPONDENCE - 75A SEXLINGER FARMHOUSE

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the Borough of Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. Boundary justification: The boundary includes the entire municipal lot that has been historically associated with mining activities at Sterling HBI during the period 1830 -1940. Kettle River Sandstone Company Quarry, Sandstone Township, Pine County, Minnesota, is located along the Kettle River on the east edge of the city of Sandstone in east- central Minnesota. The property includes the abandoned quarry site, the pumping station, the artesian well control building, and derrick mast. The quarry, which was active from 1885- 1919, was designated a city park in 1960. The quarry was the source of high - quality sandstone which was used in buildings throughout the United States. Cultural features, natural features, and reasonable limits were used to define the boundaries of the National Register property. Verbal boundary description: The nominated property is roughly bounded by Minnesota Highway 173 to the south, on the north by a point 600 feet north of the Great Northern Railroad bridge, the Kettle River to the east, and the former quarry walls to the west, as shown on the accompa- nying map entitled "Kettle River Sandstone Company Quarry, May 1990." Boundary justification: The boundary encompasses all of the abandoned quarry site including those buildings, structures, and ruins that have historically been part of the Kettle River Sandstone Company and that maintain historic integrity. Within the boundary is city-owned Robinson Park and the recently constructed park shelters and build- ings located toward the south end of the quarry. 28 W.W ® o �o ao 0 0 �g o b o oa 0 0 Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey. Fran map of the National Register boundaries and resources. The Sterling Hill property as it appeared in 1918. (Gant Grenier)