Originally a marble quarry, it is now one of the deepest lakes in the state.

The lake is surrounded by Quarry Lake at Greenspring, a mixed residential development and commercial development that includes single-family homes, condominiums, shops, and office buildings.

[2] The quarry operated to produce crushed stone from a gneissic phase of the Cockeysville Marble,[3] though other minerals were also found at the site.

[4] The Arundel Corporation of Baltimore survives as a subsidiary of Vulcan Materials Company.

[6] Construction began in 2005,[7] and the first businesses opened starting in 2006, which now include medical office space of LifeBridge Health, Walgreens, and The Fresh Market.