PUBLISHED: 6:35 PM on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 As It Was by Jim Geraghty Tokeen Marble Quarries on Marble Island off the West coast of Prince of Wales Island. Workman stands next to a block of high grade marble. The pillars in front of the Capitol Building in Downtown Juneau are made from this marble. My sisters and I had fun swimming in the water filled quarries on hot summer days. Author's collection