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Tag Archives: Quarries
Rockport Granite Co. Advertising Booklet, c. 1895
This is an eight-page advertising brochure for Rockport Granite Company. It was engraved and printed by John A. Lowell & Co. of Boston. It is undated. I estimate its date to be around 1895. My reason for this is primarily … Continue reading
Rockport Granite Eagle for Boston’s Custom House Tower, c. 1914
In 1908, planning began to expand the Custom House on State Street in Boston, originally built in 1837. The preeminent architecture firm Peabody and Stearns won the commission for the design. When expanding horizontally proved unfeasible, the idea was hatched … Continue reading
Granite Delivery and Wharf, Rockport, Mass., c. 1909
This postcard shows two separate wharves where granite was loaded onto schooners for shipment to places near and far. In the foreground is the present-day Granite Pier, then the wharf of the Rockport Granite Co. Behind it is the wharf … Continue reading
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Tagged Granite Pier, Pigeon Hill Granite Co., Quarries, Rockport Granite Company
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Blondon, Bay View, c. 1915 (In Honor of Barbara Erkkila)
I was sorry to learn about the death this week of Barbara Erkkila. A longtime journalist and historian, her 1980 book, Hammers on Stone: The History of Cape Ann Granite, is the definitive account of granite quarrying in Gloucester and … Continue reading
Found on the Web: Steel Derrick Quarry, 1906
This is the Upper Pit quarry of the Pigeon Hill Granite Company, which is known today as Steel Derrick quarry. This picture was taken in 1906 for the U.S. Geological Survey. The view looks out over the quarry towards the … Continue reading
Docks of Pigeon Hill Granite Co., Rockport, Mass., circa 1910
The Pigeon Hill Granite Co.’s wharf was just north of the present-day Granite Pier (which was the Rockport Granite Co.’s wharf). The location was known as Colburn’s point and is now the location of private homes. The building in the … Continue reading
Oak Knoll, Pigeon Cove, Mass., circa 1918
[Update 1/2/13: Thanks to a comment below, I’ve identified the present-day location of the former Oak Knoll. See my updated post with photos of the home as it appears today.] Oak Knoll was a boarding house for summer guests in … Continue reading
Rockport Granite Co’s Quarry (Flat Ledge), circa 1908
This postcard shows the Rockport Granite Company’s quarry, now known as Flat Ledge Quarry, around 1908. Compare this picture with this one of the same quarry. For other posts about the Rockport Granite Company and its quarries, see here. This … Continue reading
The Loading Dock (Granite Pier), Rockport, Mass., 1908
This postcard provides a view of the level of industry that once dominated Granite Pier in Rockport. Now primarily used to launch and moor recreational boats and some lobster boats, Granite Pier was once the primary point of transit for … Continue reading
Stone Bridge, Rockport Granite Co., c. 1906
As I noted in an earlier post, the Rockport Granite Company built this 65-f00t arched bridge in 1872. It took just 11 weeks to build and, at the time, was one of the largest bridges in the state. The view … Continue reading
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Tagged Granite Pier, Old Stone Bridge, Quarries, Rockport Granite Company
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