From the 1881 History of Marshall County, Iowa

QUARRY. The village of Quarry was laid out in 1868, by the Le Grand Quarry Company. It is situated on the North-Western Railway, three miles west of Le Grand. Among the first settlers were S. L. Coate, Aldus M. Coate, Silas Wollohan, Vogle and others. The first building erected was a hotel. The first store was built by C. A. Phillips in 1868, and is now occupied by him. Mr. John Smith built the first residence. The post office was established in 1867, with Elias Wollohan as Postmaster. The first physician was Brayton Benn. The first birth was a son to Fred Johnson, named William, and the first death a child of the same family. A school house was built in 1869, one story in height, containing two rooms, and built of brick. The Christian Church has a branch society here, though with no church edifice. The population is from 200 to 300, with an average school attendance of fifty. The present business is represented by two groceries, one blacksmith shop, two general stores, one agricultural warehouse, one meat market and one saloon. Mr. Aldus M. Coate is the proprietor of the large steam elevator, 24x60 feet in size. He ships about 200,000 bushels of grain per year. The Le Grand Quarry Marble is the principal article of export.