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Proposed merge with Tuckahoe Marble[edit]

These two article pages are the same topic. They are titled differently, but almost completely mirror each other. Should be combined. Steve Lux, Jr. (talk) 12:01, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, The merged article should be under this title, the more general "Westchester marble". BMK (talk) 13:30, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

There is a difference, actually. Tuckahoe marble is Westchester marble quarried at Tuckahoe specifically, as distinct from Westchester marble quarried at Sing Sing, Hastings, or Thornwood. Just sayin' 143.85.18.26 (talk) 20:35, 10 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The list of buildings even differntiates the Tuckahoe buildings from the non-Tuckahoe buildings, with an asterisk. 143.85.18.26 (talk) 20:37, 10 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

These articles are so closely related that the information in each can easily be combined. Having two articles is simply not necessary. Steve Lux, Jr. (talk) 22:05, 10 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Whether it comes out of the ground in Tuckahoe, Ossining (Sing Sing changed its name many years ago), Hastings, Thornwood or Inwood, it's all part of the same Inwood Formation. As far as I'm aware, there's no difference in the stone. Probably the article should be at "Inwoof marble", given the geological name of the formation. ("Inwood marble" currently redirects to "Westchester marble".) There's no scientific or architectural reason to have multiple articles covering stone from the same geological formation.BMK (talk) 01:54, 11 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Notablity of Tuckahoe Marble[edit]

Hello. Apologies in advance for my poor writing skills.

Tuckahoe Marble is indeed geographically part of the larger Inwood formation, Locatwd specifically in Westchester County where other marble deposits were also located and mined for use in different construction endeavors. Neither the larger Inwood formation nor the assorted westchester marble quarries are of any relevance or significance to warrant their own article(s). Virtually no historical or scientific literature or research (or even news coverage) exists about "westchester marble" or any of the individual westchester marble varieties, it's rather clear to see.

Tuckahoe Marble is historically distinctive on a multitude of levels. It was one of the largest sources of marble in the United States ever discovered at that time, and the marble it produced became known world wide for its superior physical qualities which made it more fireproof, durable, weather resistant and aesthetically pleasing overall than all their varieties of marble. It's desirablity was undeniable as evidenced in the number of significant governmental, cultural and religious structures and monuments built from it. Tuckahoe marble had an undeniable impact on the economic and historic evolution of Tuckahoe, Bronzville and Eastcheater communities which is also well researched, documented and discussed. The marbles significance is discussed in the existing tuckahoe community article and many of the articles about buildings /structures constructed from the stone.

The article should remain Tuckahoe Marble, with westchester marble either redirected to it, or deleted outright. The information in the westchester article is clearly copied from the Tuckahoe article, and includes false references. It's strange that this would even become an issue of discussion and very puzzling why someone decided to create the westchester marble article in the first place. Oh well, it's really not important in the end. Article accuracy on the other hand is ;),

--SweetNnutty (talk) 07:53, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]