Granite sculptor makes art from Midcoast Maine's legendary quarries ...

A history buff on local granite, Lindsay recently gave a talk to a packed audience at the St. George Historical Society on Midcoast granite quarrying and gave a demonstration on his stone-cutting technique. He grew up in Long Island, and studied and worked in Massachusetts, New York City and Canada before moving to Maine in the mid-1970s.

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The Story Behind the Stone: Deer Isle Granite

As granite was replaced as a building material by reinforced concrete, one by one the quarries closed. By the mid-1960s, the granite industry was all but gone from the coast of Maine, and the Crotch Island Quarry was closed in 1966. In …

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Maine's Duchess of Dix Island and The Rise and Fall of The Great ...

In 1839 Horace Beals became a partner in the Franklin Granite Company, with quarries in Quincy, Mass., and New York. After just 18 months, the firm floundered, leaving Beals with nothing. ... Dix Island and the other Maine quarries advertised internationally. Soon they attracted interest from Scotland and Ireland. The first men to arrive were ...

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Stone Designs & Granite Garden Gallery | Maine

We invite you to come visit the Granite Garden Gallery, a place for you to enjoy a truly unique atmosphere, adorned with Maine carved granite artwork made from the abundance of raw material available here. Our intention is to support a …

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List of quarries in the United States - Wikipedia

Franklin, Maine, granite quarries, in one of which the NRHP-listed Robertson Quarry Galamander, a customized wagon for stone, was found. Maryland. Beaver Dam, Maryland, a now "flooded marble quarry in Cockeysville, Maryland, that has been used as a swimming location since the 1930s.

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Nineteenth Century Industries: Granite | Penobscot Bay History …

From 1899-1902, one of the Bodwell Granite Company's Vinalhaven quarries provided eight columns for New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine, with finished pieces weighing 90 tons. In 1890 Maine was first among the states in granite production with a …

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"Maine Granite Quarries and Prospects" by John R.

Maine Granite Quarries and Prospects : Minerals Resources Index No.2 John R. Rand, State Geologist - Maine Geological Survey Department of Economic Development, Augusta, Maine : May 1, 1958. Contents: Introduction / …

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Maine Geological Survey: Maine's Mineral Resources

Selected Historical Metal Mines, Pegmatite Quarries, and Stone Quarries - Mining and quarrying have been an integral part of Maine's economy since the 1800's. Over time, changing economic conditions created boom and bust cycles in the demand for different commodities. ... Witness the Maine granite industry which reached its high point in 1901 ...

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Sullivan Quarries - Maine Memory Network

The quarries in Sullivan operated from the 1880s into the 1900s and provided a major source of granite to customers along the East Coast. The quarries were located primarily in West and North Sullivan. The granite was loaded for shipment onto vessels at wharves along the Taunton River. This photograph shows large blocks of granite being loaded onto a vessel. The vessels …

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Granite Industry in Maine | Maine: An Encyclopedia

Limestone quarrying began in the early 1800's and continues today. Small amounts of impure limestone have been quarried in many parts of the state, but the only place that has produced a significant amount of lime is …

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Maine Granite Quarries and Prospects - University of Maine …

MAINE GRANITE QUARRIES AND PROSPECTS . Introduction . This publication is the second of a series which is designed essentially to provide basic in­ formation on the locations of mineral occurrences in Maine which may be of commercial im­ portance or popular interest. Contained in this publication is a compilation of some 170 granite

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Hallowell, Maine Granite Quarries - YouTube

Premium T-shirt https://teespring.com/granite-hill?pid=46HALLOWELL, MAINE — Two quarries with more than 200 years of history in Hallowell's greatest industry...

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Maine DEP rejects initial applications for Waldo County granite quarry

The pier would be used by Bowden Point Properties, a ia-owned company, to load barges with processed granite taken from Heagan Mountain in Prospect. Maine's Department of Environmental Protection has rejected the initial applications for a $12 million granite quarry and processing site in Prospect that has generated local opposition.

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Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine, USA

Granite pegmatite. Feldspar quarry opened in 1930; also produced about 500 pounds of pollucite. In 1936, rare trapezohedral pollucite crystals to 2 mm were found in cavities in corroded petalite. The phosphate minerals present are generally very manganese-rich although old references incorrectly suggest that iron-rich species, etc. were found.

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Mining and Quarrying in Maine

Mining and Quarrying in Maine Virtual Tour. Our virtual tour is a series of photos which portray some of the history and types of Maine mining and quarrying.; Frequently Asked Questions Geologic Information. Metallic Mineral Deposits of Maine (map) Known occurrences of metallic minerals shown on a generalized geologic map of Maine.

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Deer Isle Granite Company - Granite Accessories for the Kitchen, …

The quarrying business began in the late 1860's with the recognition of the granite's quality and accessibility to transportation. It was started at Green's Landing by John Goss Sr. although several other companies soon joined this growing industry. ... which remains one of the most picturesque villages on the coast of Maine. The first uses for ...

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The Granite Industry at Oak Hill in Belfast, Maine

John R. Rand agreed with his description and classified it as a biotite granite in his "Maine Granite Quarries and Prospects", published by the Maine Geological Survey in 1958. According to several sources, the mineral composition and fine grain also made the rock more expensive to work and polish.

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Maine Granite Industry - Programs

Programs. We believe in hands-on learning. The work of quarrying before the days of power tools comes alive at the Maine Granite Museum. After a granite block was blasted and moved out of a quarry, it was drilled and split by hand until it was the size to be shaped into stone for a specific building or monument. During the spring, summer and ...

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Maine quarry mines rare granite for Smithsonian museum's …

Tons of Maine granite will soon be headed to the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. It is a rare pink granite mined from a working quarry in Wells. Sign up for our Newsletters ...

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Bodwell Granite Company

Vinalhaven Quarry Restoration Project. Bodwell Granite Company is the original name of the stone quarry operation at Sands Quarry and East Boston Quarry on Vinalhaven from the 1840s through the 1970s. This project endeavors to restore these quarry sites using traditional tools and methods, preserving history in place. ... Maine and are ...

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ABOUT MILLENNIUM GRANITE QUARRY

However, the quarry was closed in the 1960's until its reopening in 2000. Millennium Granite Quarry & Stoneworks provides superior uncommon soft-pink granite and other fine stones from New England to architects, landscape …

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Maine Granite Industry

62 Beech Hill Cross Road Mount Desert, Maine 04660 207-244-7299 OPEN Tues. - Sun. from 10 to 4 through October 31 CLOSED MONDAYS We hope to see you soon! Admission by donation Winter months by appointment email: [email protected] Check us out on Facebook Winter/Spring 2019 Newsletter - In this Edition We Raised the !

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Granite Quarrying in Maine - DigitalMaine

The quarrying of granite in Maine has been a commercial undertaking since the early 1800's. Prior to the opening of commercial quarries, granite was used primarily for building foundations, road, bridge and pier construction. Although quarrying peaked in Maine around 1901, activity in Maine's granite quarries continues to this day.

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Maine History Online - Extracting Wealth

Granite quarrying began in Maine about 1830 and grew steadily until early in the 20th century when reinforced concrete and steel became preferred building materials. But until then, Maine was known for its granite. The state was the leader …

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Maine Granite Industry - Historic Quarries

The quarrying of stone for cellars and foundations began in Maine in the 1700's as settlers discovered exposed ledges of granite. Beginning in the early 1800s commercial quarries started producing stone for buildings, bridges and monuments.

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MARC: Granite quarrying in Maine

|a Granite quarrying in Maine 260 |a Augusta, ME : |b Maine Geological Survey, |c 2003 300 |a 10 p. |b illus. 440: 0 |a Geologic Facts & Localities Circular - Maine Geological Survey ; |v GFL-075 500 |a In English. 6 refs. 500 |a Key title: Geologic Facts & Localities Circular - Maine Geological Survey 500

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Granite quarry, Hancock County - Maine Memory Network

Granite quarrying began as early as 1870 on Mount Desert Island at Hall's Quarry. It required the brute strength of both man and ox. ... Maine Granite Industry Historical Society 62 Beech Hill Cross Road, Mount Desert, ME 04660 207-244-7299 Website. More Info.

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Last of Old Maine Granite Quarries Keeps Alive Solid Tradition : …

Maine granite sailed down the coast in special ships, called stone sloops, and was used in many of America's landmark buildings. ... Granite quarrying began on Crotch Island in the early 1870s ...

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Maine Granite Quarry List - Page 1 - Quarries and Beyond

"Areally, granite is perhaps the most abundant rock in Maine. Slates, schists, sandstones, and limestones of various types occur in the different sections of the State, but the mountains and hills of the interior and the islands and …

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Mining and Quarrying in Maine

Exterior Stone of Some Architecturally Prominent Buildings, Portland, Maine Granite Quarrying in Maine - general description of Maine's granite quarries History of Quarrying in Maine Mosquito Mountain Quarry Geochemical Information USGS National Geochemical Survey Mining in Maine - Regulations Maine Department of Environmental Protection

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Maine Granite King - Have Granite, Will Travel

The local church in Troy was having the old granite foundation replaced with a concrete one and I bought the granite. I placed a couple of granite pieces around my farm house as benches. A landscaper saw them and wanted to know if I had any other pieces of granite. He bought all the granite slabs, thus, began Have Granite Will Travel.

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"Granite Quarrying in Maine" by Robert A. Johnston

Recommended Citation. Johnston, Robert A., 2003, Granite Quarrying in Maine: Maine Geological Survey, Geologic Facts and Localities, Circular GFL-75, 10 p.

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History of Maine Natural Stone Quarries | Marble.com

History of Maine Quarries. Maine has an intricate history of stone quarries, with many different kinds of stone materials being mined in this state. Maine's bedrock features a wide variety of minerals. Granite. In the 1800s, granite mining was at its peak in Maine. In 1901, Maine was the leader in state granite production.

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Merrill Quarry, Crotch Island, Stonington - Maine Memory Network

Russ and Paris Merrill purchased property between Mill Cove and the southern shore of Crotch Island in 1872, being the second granite firm to commence quarrying cellar stone and paving block for the Boston market. Patrick Ryan and Andrew Parker of the Ryan and Parker construction Company purchased the quarry in 1901, quarrying stone for the East River …

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The Story Behind the Stone: Deer Isle Granite

As granite was replaced as a building material by reinforced concrete, one by one the quarries closed. By the mid-1960s, the granite industry was all but gone from the coast of Maine, and the Crotch Island Quarry was closed in 1966. In the late 1970s there began a revival in the use of granite in part because homeowners discovered the beauty of ...

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