▁facility ▁lies ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁show room ▁and ▁gar age , ▁and ▁the ▁finishing ▁building ▁lies ▁immediately ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁cutting ▁facility . ▁ ▁A ▁smaller ▁building ▁housing ▁the ▁bo ilers ▁and ▁company ▁offices ▁stands ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁finishing ▁building . ▁ ▁A ▁mar ble ▁sc rap ▁yard ▁lies ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁from ▁the ▁cutting ▁facility . ▁ ▁Be hind ▁the ▁sc rap ▁yard ▁lies ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁so - called ▁With ers po on ▁sites , ▁where ▁radio active ▁materials ▁from ▁the ▁K - 2 5 ▁plant ▁in ▁Oak ▁R idge ▁were ▁rec yc led ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁With ers po on ▁sites ▁were ▁at ▁the ▁heart ▁an ▁environmental ▁controvers y ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁mult im ill ion - d ollar ▁clean up ▁effort ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁East ▁Tennessee ▁experienced ▁a ▁quar ry ing ▁bo om ▁that ▁focused ▁on ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁p ink ish ▁Hol ston ▁Form ation ▁lim estone ▁known ▁as ▁" E ast ▁Tennessee ▁mar ble ." ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁nearly ▁a ▁dozen ▁companies ▁were ▁operating ▁quar ries ▁or ▁finishing ▁facilities ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Kno x ville , ▁giving ▁the ▁city ▁the ▁nick name , ▁" The ▁Mar ble ▁City ." ▁The ▁John ▁J . ▁Craig ▁Company , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁successful