Kansas Limestone Fence Posts

All of our postrock limestone posts are actual fence posts that have been in use in the last 100 years in western kansas.

Kansas limestone fence posts.

We also have stone posts available made out of quarried cottonwood limestone. Every limestone fence post is beautiful and unique. Limestone fence posts r e c l a i m e d a n t i q u e s t o n e. Because of this common use in the area the layer of rock the posts were made of became known as fence post limestone.

Since post rock cutting was generally a community task others learned the technique as well. 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. We handle a variety of reclaimed stone ranging from old stone pavement to details to entire buildings. 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.

Flint hills stone is a family owned and operated business founded in 2008. 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. 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. The post rock the slabs are flat as can be like a dance floor says post rock expert larry rutter of meriden kan.

Reclaimed stone s t o n e c o t t a g e f a r m. Customizing a stone post is a very special way to express yourself or to give as a gift. By the mid 1880s limestone fence posts were in general use because of the widespread use of barbed wire. The signature item of central kansas.

All of the stone comes from our four generation family farm. 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. Engraved stones made in usa with genuine kansas limestone. At the time of settlement most of the communities in central kansas had at least one man who had learned masonry in the old country.

We make quality engraved stone signs posts memorials and stone décor for your home or business.