In a message dated 8/15/02 8:57:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > Steve, > > Do you have any information as to if coal was used in the mortar for the > Coal Palace of Ottumwa, Iowa? The exterior of the building was built of > coal. All that remains is a small model in the local historical museum. > > Thanks, > ][<en No Steve Stokowski Stone Products Consultants Building Products Microscopy 10 Clark St., Ste. A Ashland, Mass. 01721-2145 508-881-6364 (ph. & fax) http://members.aol.com/crushstone/petro.htm