The Lime Quarry Reservation is the former location of lime quarries and kilns from about 1736 to 1830. A lime kiln is a kiln (a furnace or oven) used to calcinate limestone to produce a different form of lime (quicklime). It was a major source of lime for plaster in Chelmsford and Lowell homes. Also located here are many locally uncommon plants. This is due to the high PH levels in