page_title: Fencepost limestone
section_title: Landscaping
hierarchical_section_title: Fencepost limestone / Uses / Landscaping
caption_attribution_description: English: Pteranodon (2000), sculpture by Pete Felten. Most of the sculpture is probably Felten's standard stone, Silverdale (Fort Riley Limestone), but the head is carved from Fencepost limestone for the two-tone effect. Note also two rings of two-tone Fencepost limestone at the top of the pedestal. The same Fencepost limestone is used in Felten's Train Hwy. The "chick" figure in the nest is a Jayhawk.
context_page_description: Fencepost limestone, Post Rock limestone, or Stone Post is a stone bed in the Great Plains notable for its historic use as fencing and construction material in north-central Kansas resulting in unique cultural expression. The source of this stone is the topmost layer of the Greenhorn Limestone formation. It is a regional marker bed as well as a valued construction material of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Kansas. This stone was very suitable for early construction in treeless settlements and it adds a notable rust orange tint to the region's many historic stone buildings. But the most famous use is seen in the countless miles of stone posts lining country roads and highways. This status gives rise to such regional appellations as Stone Post Country, Post Rock Scenic Byway, and The Post Rock Capital of Kansas. This rustic quality finds Fencepost limestone still used in Kansas landscaping today.
context_section_description: Nostalgia for the stone post fencing, as well as the unique coloration and rustic quarry facing of the stone, finds the posts and the source limestone used in modern landscaping in locations as far away from the outcrop as people are willing to haul it. Commonly, original posts removed from demolished or replaced stone post fences are repurposed. Also, blocks of Fencepost limestone are recovered from collapsed or demolished buildings. Fresh stone is also quarried for landscaping and novelty products.
  Commonly, a single post, possibly with a leaner, is set in a home's yard, and may have street numbers, family names, or other names carved into the stone, or may have a mailbox set on the post.
  A line of stone posts may be set to evoke the rustic fences of the prairie. Split rails are occasionally set on the posts to complete a border.
  Posts or blocks may be set as lawn and garden edging, and can be selected for display of the clam shells.
  Posts or blocks may be assembled into ornamental retaining walls
  The natural thickness of the stone is practical for rustic stone stair steps.
  Individual posts or pieces may be carved for display of family, school, or sports team names.
  Slabs may be planed to a smooth face and a sign carved into it.
caption: Pteranodon (2000)
  Pete Felten, Jr
  The head, bill and crest are carved from a piece of two-toned Fencepost limestone.
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