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Tabby WestTabby concrete Tabby concrete A type of concrete using lime from burnt shell Tabby is a type of concrete made by burning oyster shells to create lime, then mixing it with water, sand, ash and broken oyster shells.[1] Tabby was used by early Spanish settlers in present-day Florida, then by British colonists primarily in coastal South Carolina and Georgia.[1] It is a man-made analogue of coquina, a naturally occurring sedimentary rock derived from shells and also used for building.[2] Restored and unrestored slave cabins, made of tabby. Kingsley Plantation, Jacksonville, Florida. Original tabby concrete walls of slave housing at Kingsley Plantation, early nineteenth century Revivals in the use of tabby spread northward and continued into the early 19th century. Tabby… (Source: Wikipedia)
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