Sweeden, KY, United States
KYROCK. Bituminous sandstone, better known as rock asphalt, composed of silica sand that is saturated with oil. Chief deposits in Ky. were found in Edmonson Co. along the Nolin River. Primarily used in road construction, it could be applied without heating and mixing. Ky. Rock Asphalt Co. (KYROCK) w
as the world’s largest producer of natural rock asphalt from 1920 until it closed in 1957. (Reverse) Henry “Harry” St. George Carmichael was the first president of KYROCK from 1921 until his death in
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