Marble Colorado
The Colorado town of Marble is located in the Upper Crystal River Valley along the Elk Mountains and is the gateway to nearby Crystal, home to one of the most photographed mill sites in the country. It’s a beautiful location which has been frozen in time – a quiet, spacious setting in the Aspen groves, surrounded by 14,000 ft. Colorado peaks, clear mountain streams, evergreen forests and small town hospitality. It’s near the Maroon Bells which are some of the most photographed mountains in Colorado. Marble has seven sites on the National Register of Historic Places and is the location of the famous Yule Marble Quarry.
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| Region: Southwest | County: Gunnison | |
| Latitude: 39.072222 | Longitude: -107.189444 | Elevation: 7,992 ft (2,436 m) |
The Yule Marble represents a large part of the industrial history in Gunnison County. It was mined beginning in 1905 from this location and when a fabricating mill was constructed on site, the new town of Marble Colorado was born. Because of its beauty and durability, this excellent stone was used in the Equitable Building skyscraper in New York City, and in the construction of the stairs and floors of the Colorado State Capitol Building which are made of Yule Marble. The luminous and pure stone was used in the 
construction of more than 30 buildings in Colorado and more than 100 additional buildings across the country. It was also used for national monuments such as the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial. It was selected for the facing, columns and detailing at the urging of the architect, Henry Bacon. For the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier the only quarry that could provide a solid block of the dimensions required was Yule Marble. The 56-ton block was the largest single piece of marble ever quarried at that time. In 2004, Yule Marble was adopted into law as Colorado’s Official State Rock, making Marble Colorado a very special place.
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