Rockaway quarry

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Q121142006




The Rockaway Quarry was a Calera limestone quarry in Pacifica, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Limestone from the site was first extracted by Ohlone from the village of Pruristac. Beginning in 1776, New Spaniards used California Indian labor to mine limestone and build structures like the Presidio and San Francisco missions. After the 1906 earthquake, the quarry's limestone was used to rebuild San Francisco. By the 1960s, operations declined, and the quarry permanently closed in 1987. Today it is privately held but is used as an informal hiking trail.

1776 — 1987  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Pacifica quarry
quarry, Q30, 

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Location: 37.6139, -122.4953, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Devil’s Bunker ⓘ
  • Rockaway quarry ⓘ
    abandoned limestone quarry in Pacifica, California
  • Baker–Barry Tunnel ⓘ
    road tunnel
  • Broadway Tunnel ⓘ
    road tunnel in San Francisco, California, United States
  • Fillmore Street Tunnel ⓘ
    proposed San Francisco streetcar tunnel
  • Fort Mason Tunnel ⓘ
    former rail tunnel in San Francisco
  • MacArthur Tunnel ⓘ
    road tunnel in San Francisco
  • Market Street Subway ⓘ
    subway tunnel in San Francisco, California, United States
  • Mile Rock Tunnel ⓘ
    Utility tunnel in San Francisco
  • Posey and Webster Street tubes ⓘ
    underwater tunnels in California
  • Posey Tube ⓘ
    Tunnel in Alameda County, California
  • Stockton Street Tunnel ⓘ
    three-block tunnel in San Francisco, between Chinatown and Union Square
  • Sunset Tunnel ⓘ
    Streetcar tunnel in San Francisco, California, United States
  • Tom Lantos Tunnels ⓘ
    second and third longest tunnels in the State of California
  • Transbay Tube ⓘ
    underwater rail tunnel under San Francisco Bay
  • Twin Peaks Tunnel ⓘ
    tunnel in San Francisco, California
  • Webster Street Tube ⓘ
    Tunnel in Alameda County, California
  • Yerba Buena Tunnel ⓘ
    Highway tunnel on Yerba Buena Island in California, United States
  • Central Subway ⓘ
    light rail tunnel in San Francisco, California, US
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1987-01-01T00:00:00Z
1776 — 1987 Rockaway quarry
2022-11-19T00:00:00Z
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Present-day Rockaway Quarry in Pacifica (San Mateo County) CAPresent-day Rockaway Quarry in Pacifica (San Mateo County) CA
Fishing village on the ocean south of San Francisco, CaliforniaFishing village on the ocean south of San Francisco, California
Calera Limestone at Rockaway Beach in California 1Calera Limestone at Rockaway Beach in California 1
Calera Limestone at Rockaway Beach in California 2Calera Limestone at Rockaway Beach in California 2
Rockaway Beach, Pacifica 11-27-22 - Flickr - Sharon MollerusRockaway Beach, Pacifica 11-27-22 - Flickr - Sharon Mollerus
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    sitebunkerDevil’s Bunkerplace, bunkerWikidata
    sitemine1776Rockaway quarryquarryWikidata
    sitetunnelBaker–Barry Tunnelroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelBroadway Tunnelroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelFillmore Street Tunnelproposed building or structure, tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelFort Mason TunneltunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelMacArthur Tunnelroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelMarket Street Subwaysubway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelMile Rock Tunnelutility tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelPosey and Webster Street tubesroad tunnel, California Department of TransportationWikidata
    sitetunnelPosey Tuberoad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelStockton Street Tunnelroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelSunset Tunnelsubway tunnel, San Francisco Municipal RailwayWikidata
    sitetunnelTom Lantos Tunnelsroad tunnel, California Department of TransportationWikidata
    sitetunnelTransbay Tubesubway tunnel, Bay Area Rapid TransitWikidata
    sitetunnelTwin Peaks TunnelSan Francisco Municipal Railway, railway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelWebster Street Tuberoad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelYerba Buena Tunnelroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnel2022Central Subwaysubway tunnel, San Francisco Municipal RailwayWikidata
    commonsimagePresent-day Rockaway Quarry in Pacifica (San Mateo County) CA Commons
    commonsimageFishing village on the ocean south of San Francisco, California Commons
    commonsimageCalera Limestone at Rockaway Beach in California 1 Commons
    commonsimageCalera Limestone at Rockaway Beach in California 2 Commons
    commonsimageRockaway Beach, Pacifica 11-27-22 - Flickr - Sharon Mollerus Commons
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