Marblehill is an
unincorporated community
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in
Pickens County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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.
History
The community was named for a marble
quarry
A quarry is a type of open-pit mining, open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock (geology), rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some juri ...
near the town site. The name sometimes is spelled out as "Marble Hill".
A post office was established at Marblehill in 1889. The ZIP Code for Marblehill is 30148
The Tate house was started construction in1921 using "Pink Marble" from the surrounding quarries.
References
Unincorporated communities in Pickens County, Georgia
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
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