Active Granite Quarries In Maine

Our quarry has been mined for centuries and greatly contributes to our region s character.

Active granite quarries in maine.

Although quarrying peaked in maine around 1901 activity in maine s granite quarries continues to this day. Metallic mineral deposits of maine map known occurrences of metallic minerals shown on a generalized geologic map of maine. The operator was dunbar bros. The last one capped with an active osprey nest recently toppled.

One of the advantages for maine quarries was their proximity to the coast which made transportation easier. Transport of the granite was by cart 1 miles to the wharf. In the 1960s the last working granite quarry flat ledge better known as hocking granite quarry near clark island village closed forever and filled with water. Millennium granite quarry stoneworks mgq is located at 50 quarry road in wells maine just 8 minutes from i 95 maine state exit 19.

Witness the maine granite industry which reached its high point in 1901 with 152 quarries employing at least 3 500 men. Rely on millennium granite for a lasting compliment to your landscape and facilities. Oliver and three co workers are the last of maine s granite quarriers and crotch island is the only active remnant of what once was a dominant industry and colorful part of the state s past. The dunbar quarry opened in 1901.

When the quarry was measured in 1905 it was 250 by 100 feet and had a depth from 4 to 8 feet. Prior to the opening of commercial quarries granite was used primarily for building foundations road bridge and pier construction. Our virtual tour is a series of photos which portray some of the history and types of maine mining and quarrying. Granite from the quarry was reportedly a medium gray color with a coarse to medium texture.

I remember our family visiting that quarry staring down at the workers way below cutting stone. The quarrying of granite in maine has been a commercial undertaking since the early 1800 s. Granite mined in hallowell prized for its softness that allowed easier carving built the gettysburg monument. Mining and quarrying in maine virtual tour.

Frequently asked questions geologic information. Maine s quarries had their heyday in the late 18th and early 19th centuries marvinney said.