This site indicates "the quarry where the Empire State Building once
lay:" 
http://www.monon.monon.org/bygone/monquarries.html

This site has a list of buildings, many in NYC, that used the Bedford
Oolitic stone: 
http://quarriesandbeyond.org/articles_and_books/stone_quarries_bedford.h
tml

 

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Simpson
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:37 AM
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Subject: Re: [BP] Blue limestone

I heard in geology class years ago, the limestone came from New Bedford,
Indiana.

Larry2
---- "Hammarberg wrote: 
> The story "I" was told when TT did the Empty State Bldg (just before I
signed on with them in '96) they had an Indiana quarry opened to access
the original vein of stone to get the matching material for the 88
corners we rebuilt. The original quarry had become a swimmin' hole. The
new corners match pretty well. 
>

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