Kansas Limestone Fence Posts

The source of this stone is the topmost layer of the greenhorn limestone formation it is a regional marker bed as well as a valued construction material of the late 19th and.

Kansas limestone fence posts.

Restoration relocation installation and design services available s t o n e c o t t a g e f a r m 5010 highway 232 lucas ks 67648 toll free 866 567 3110. It has fissures and cracks but it is extremely smooth larry is retired from the kansas state historical society and has demonstrated post rock preparation for nearly 20 years. We make quality engraved stone signs posts memorials and stone décor for your home or business. The signature item of central kansas.

Engraved stones made in usa with genuine kansas limestone. Lacking wood for fence posts on a treeless prairie early settlers in north central kansas quarried limestone posts stuck them along the edges of their fields and strung newly invented barbed wire from post to post to mark their property. By the mid 1880s limestone fence posts were in general use because of the widespread use of barbed wire. Limestone fence posts r e c l a i m e d a n t i q u e s t o n e.

Reclaimed stone s t o n e c o t t a g e f a r m. The post rock the slabs are flat as can be like a dance floor says post rock expert larry rutter of meriden kan. All of our postrock limestone posts are actual fence posts that have been in use in the last 100 years in western kansas. Land of the post rock is a distinction given to about 3 million acres in north central kansas an area where a single bed of rock the 8 12 fencepost bed of the greenhorn limestone layer was used so extensively for fence posts during early kansas settlement days that the posts have become an identifying feature of the landscape.

Since post rock cutting was generally a community task others learned the technique as well. We are located in the heart of the flint hills just east of alma the city of native stone. Fencepost limestone post rock limestone or stone post is a stone bed in the great plains notable for its historic use as fencing and construction material in north central kansas resulting in unique cultural expression. Flint hills stone is a family owned and operated business founded in 2008.

All of the stone comes from our four generation family farm. Every limestone fence post is beautiful and unique. We also have stone posts available made out of quarried cottonwood limestone. We handle a variety of reclaimed stone ranging from old stone pavement to details to entire buildings.

Because of this common use in the area the layer of rock the posts were made of became known as fence post limestone.