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The Norcross Brothers Granite Quarry, more recently the Castellucci Quarry, is a historic granite quarry on Quarry Road in Branford, Connecticut.Opened in 1887 by the Norcross Brothers construction firm, it supplied granite to a number of high-profile construction projects, including the Statue of Liberty and the Marshall Field and Company Building, and was in operation until 1980.
Norcross Brothers, Contractors and Builders was a nineteenth-century American construction company, especially noted for its work, mostly in stone, for the architectural firms of H.H. Richardson and McKim, Mead & White. The company was founded in 1864 by brothers James Atkinson Norcross (1831-1903) and Orlando Whitney Norcross (1839-1920).
Norcross Brothers Granite Quarry, Branford, Connecticut, NRHP-listed; Portland Brownstone Quarries, Portland, Connecticut, NRHP-listed, source of much of the brownstone used in New York City, Boston, Philadelphia; Luman Andrews House, Southington, Connecticut, NRHP-listed. Identified in 1825 to be a site of blue limestone, suitable for making ...
the site is known as the “old hole” the quarry was started by o.w. norcross who died in 1921. the quarry was worked by various other persons but also was shut down from time to time. stone from this quarry formed the pedestal of the statue of liberty and the corcoran gallery in washington among many other significant building
Stone City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jones County, Iowa, United States. Stone City began as a company town for the workers of the local quarries. Stone City is known for its Anamosa Limestone quarries, historic limestone architecture, and 1930s art colony. Its population was 186 persons in the 2020 census.
Norcross is a city located in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. According to the 2010 census , the population was 9,116, [ 5 ] while in 2020, the population increased to 17,209. [ 6 ] Norcross is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area .
Come Get It! is the debut album by Rick James and the Stone City Band. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was released in April 1978 via the Motown sub-label Gordy Records . The singles " You and I " and " Mary Jane " propelled Come Get It! to gold status.
John A. Green. On March 17, 1868, then a lonely spot in the wilderness, now the site of Stone City, Iowa, John A. Green opened the Champion quarries.For nearly fifty years, the quarries produced steadily, amounting to more than 4.5 billion dollars in sales. 1896 records indicate 1,000 men were employed among the quarries, carving 160,000 loads of stone in a single year with a market value of 3 ...