by Bayfield Heritage Association | Aug 23, 2021 | Apostle Islands, Brownstone, History Briefs
Stone Quarries of the Apostle Islands Superior Brown Stone Quarry at Bass Island with Schooner StarlightRD Pike Archive Center BASS ISLAND QUARRY ‘The first quarry in this area was opened in 1868 on Bass Island, by the Bass Island Brownstone Company. The first stone... 
by Bayfield Heritage Association | Aug 23, 2021 | Brownstone, History Briefs
R. D. Pike Quarry RD Pikes Quarry Photo – Building and Ornamental Stones of Wisconsin – 1898 PIKES QUARRY South of Bayfield Area The quarry owned by Captain Robinson Derling Pike is located on Van Tassell’s Point, about 3 ½ miles south of Bayfield. This...