Tag Archives: Rockport Granite Company

Stone Bridge, Rockport Granite Co., c. 1906

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

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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The Inner Harbor After the Launching, Rockport, Mass., c. 1920

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

An earlier post here showed the launching of the “Evelyn and Ralph,” a reminder that shipbuilding was once common on Rockport’s Bearskin Neck. Another postcard showed a ship under construction on the Neck. This postcard, by the Rockport Photo Bureau, … Continue reading →

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Rockport Granite Co. Works, Bay View, Mass., c. 1906

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

We are straying across the border from Rockport into Gloucester for this old view of the Rockport Granite Company’s wharves in Bay View. The site pictured here was in the news just this week, with the Gloucester Times reporting that … Continue reading →

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Pigeon Cove Harbor and Sandy Bay, circa 1912

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

This postcard of Pigeon Cove is not dated. The derrick scow in the center of the photo appears to be the same one shown in an earlier post here putting granite blocks on the Sandy Bay breakwater. That earlier postcard … Continue reading →

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Granite Quarry, Rockport, Mass., circa 1910

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

As I noted in an earlier post, granite quarrying was long a major activity in Rockport, with granite first commercially excavated here in 1823. The most prominent of the quarry companies, the Rockport Granite Company, was in business from 1865 … Continue reading →

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Rockport Granite Co. Wharf, Rockport, Mass., circa 1920

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

Here is a view of what is now called Granite Pier when it was still in active use by the Rockport Granite Company, which operated from 1865 to 1933. This postcard is not dated. It appears to come from the … Continue reading →

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The Old Stone Bridge between Rockport and Pigeon Cove

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Robert Ambrogi

Several old postcards show the granite bridge that still connects Rockport and Pigeon Cove. But this is the only one I’ve seen that includes the locomotive that hauled granite between Flat Ledge Quarry and Granite Pier. The Rockport Granite Company, … Continue reading →

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