US-2 runs along the southern side of the Upper Peninsula. Between Manistique and Gulliver is a short section of road that shows up on the map as Old US Hwy 2. Near the road are two large brick crumbling structures. They are the remains of kilns used by the White Marble Lime Company, founded by George Nicholson Jr. in 1889. The kilns, which were fired by wood waste from the lumber industry, burned dolomite to produce quicklime for use as a building material and an ingredient in the manufacture of paper. The company also established a sawmill, shingle mill and became a dealer in forest products, as well as crushed stone, cement, and builders’ supplies and employed nearly 250 workers. In 1925 the company was reorganized as the Manistique Lime and Stone Company but went out a few years later during the Depression of 1929.
The stone kilns still stand as a reminder of the lime industry in the region. They stand on private property but are visible from the road.
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