The Lime Industry in the Municipality of São Vicente (17th-20th Century)

Abstract

The lime industry developed in the municipality of São Vicente between the middle of the 17^th century and the 1970s. This situation was related with the existence of a limestone outcrop at an altitude of 320-475 meters, in a place called Cascalho. The quarries provided the raw material for the lime industry in several limekilns of the area and, sometimes, located in other regions. We highlight the limekiln in the Achada do Furtado do Barrinho, recovered, open to the public, and now incorporated in the Museum Centre – The Lime Route, in March 2008 by Mr. Joel Freitas, the grandson of the latest owner.

Keywords

Limestone; Quarries; Limekiln; São Vicente; The Lime Route.