Tenino Stone Company Quarry
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Tenino Stone Company Quarry
| nrhp_type =
| image = Tenino, WA - Quarry Pool pano 01.jpg
| caption =
| location= City Park, Tenino, Washington
| coordinates = {{coord|46|51|16|N|122|51|10|W|source:NOTNRIS2013a|name=Tenino Stone Company Quarry|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Washington#USA
| architect OR builder =
| added = July 28, 1983
| area = {{convert|3.4|acre|ha}}
| refnum = 83003355{{NRISref|version=2013a}}
}}
The Tenino Stone Company Quarry, at City Park in Tenino, Washington, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1983.
Also known as the Memorial Swimming Pool or the Veteran's Pool, the site is a sandstone quarry from which stone was removed in a box shape. It is used as a swimming and diving pool and the basin split into two sections, a shallow area and a deeper pool, large enough to be considered an inland lake.
History
The Tenino Stone Company closed in 1918{{cite news |author1=The Chronicle staff |title=Tenino Quarry Pool set to reopen with a new look after four-year closure |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/tenino-quarry-pool-set-to-reopen-with-a-new-look-after-four-year-closure,342363 |access-date=June 26, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=June 20, 2024}} and when quarry operations ended in the 1920s, the formation filled with spring water. There are two proposed causes to the cavities filling with water - that workers in the quarry opened up a natural spring or that personnel turned the pumps off as they left the job in a labor protest.{{cite news |author1=The Chronicle staff |title=Expedition to Bottom of Tenino Quarry Pool Planned for Thursday |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/expedition-to-bottom-of-tenino-quarry-pool-planned-for-thursday,24482 |access-date=June 14, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=April 15, 2017}}
The area was closed and was deemed a no-trespassing zone, but the quarry became an unofficial pool in the community. The quarry was placed on the NRHP in 1983.
Tenino Quarry Pool
Tenino purchased the quarry and surrounding acreage in 1946. The area was officially opened as a pool, known as the Tenino Memorial Pool or as the Veteran's Pool, by the city on June 8, 1950{{efn|Local reporting also mentions a vague 1940s opening.}} and remained without any significant upgrades until a 2018 renovation project funded in part by a grant of $200,000 from Thurston County. The remodeling was completed in 2023 with the addition of a splash park and a combined retaining wall and walkway, and betterments were completed to the decks, docks, and filtration systems.{{cite news |last1=Mikkelsen |first1=Drew |title=Grant money pouring into Tenino Quarry Pool |url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/grant-money-pouring-into-tenino-quarry-pool/281-576053736 |access-date=June 14, 2023 |work=King 5 News (Seattle, Washington) |date=July 20, 2018}} Further renovations were undertaken into 2024 which included additional safety measures and access for disabled people; a large reopening of the facility was in June 2024 as part of the city's Tenino Family Fun Day event.{{cite news |last1=Dimond |first1=Jacob |title=Tenino Quarry Pool renovations nearly finished as grand reopening approaches |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/tenino-quarry-pool-renovations-nearly-finished-as-grand-reopening-approaches,341508 |access-date=June 12, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=June 4, 2023}}
Features
The box-shaped quarry measures about {{convert|900|ft|m}} long, {{convert|60|ft|m}} wide, and {{convert|90|ft|m}} deep.
The site contains two separate swimming areas. A {{convert|2|foot|abbr=off}} deep shallow pool also contains a spray area. The large pool, used for swimming and diving is measured up to {{convert|80|ft|m|1}} in depth and is deep enough to be considered an inland lake.{{cite news |last1=Sexton |first1=Owen |title=Seasonal Lifeguards Needed for Tenino Quarry Pool This Summer |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/seasonal-lifeguards-needed-for-tenino-quarry-pool-this-summer,319824 |access-date=June 14, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=May 24, 2023}}{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=83003355}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tenino Stone Company Quarry / Memorial Swimming Pool |publisher=National Park Service|author=J.H. Vandermeer |date=June 1981 |accessdate=April 24, 2019}} with {{NRHP url|id=83003355|photos=y|title=accompanying photo from 1981}} The site also contains picnic areas and outdoor shower facilities.
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Quarry Pool, Tenino, Washington}}
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
Category:Swimming venues in Washington (state)
Category:Quarries in the United States
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Thurston County, Washington
Category:Sports venues on the National Register of Historic Places