Amherst's Quarries | Cleveland Historical
Is Amherst really the "Sandstone Center of the World?" In fact, it is, but it should share its title with South Amherst. Both Amherst and South Amherst have a vast amount of sandstone quarries. Not surprisingly, Amherst sandstone feels rough and gritty. After all, sandstone literally contains sand. The first Amherst settlers in the early 1800s used the sandy rock to form grist mills and saw mills.