The Lime Kilns located at the western end of Homansville Canyon near

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, were part of a lime quarry in the 1920s. The kilns were listed on the

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in 1979. The listing included one

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and two

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: two

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that are approximately in diameter and deep. and

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Industrial buildings completed in 1920 Buildings and structures in Utah County, Utah Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah Lime kilns in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Utah County, Utah {{Utah-NRHP-stub

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