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2. Norcross Brothers Granite Quarry - Wikipedia

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   The quarry was opened in 1887 by the Norcross Brothers, a construction firm based in Worcester, Massachusetts. Norcross was founded in 1864, and was by the end of the 19th century one of the nation's highest-profile construction firms. The company owned a number of stone quarries, from which materials were taken for building projects nationwide.

3. Graniteville Historic District (Waterford, Connecticut)

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   03000812 [1] Added to NRHP. August 28, 2003. The Graniteville Historic District is a mainly residential historic district in Waterford, Connecticut. It is ranged along Rope Ferry Road, near granite quarries that were once a major industry in the town. Most of the 31 historical buildings in the district are plain residences occupied by quarry ...

4. Downtown Waterbury Historic District - Wikipedia

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   Downtown Waterbury Historic District. /  41.55667°N 73.04250°W  / 41.55667; -73.04250. The Downtown Waterbury Historic District is the core of the city of Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. It is a roughly rectangular area centered on West Main Street and Waterbury Green, the remnant of the original town commons, which has been ...

5. Glacial erratic - Wikipedia

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   Glacial erratic. A glacial erratic is a glacially deposited rock differing from the type of rock native to the area in which it rests. Erratics, which take their name from the Latin word errare ("to wander"), are carried by glacial ice, often over distances of hundreds of kilometres. Erratics can range in size from pebbles to large boulders ...

6. A hard stop: No more granite from Granite State - AOL

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   Shawne Wickham, The New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester. July 5, 2024 at 11:59 PM. Jul. 5—CONCORD. It seems unthinkable that a time would come when the Granite State no longer produces ...

7. National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven ...

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   Opened in 1887 and supplied granite for the base of the Statue of Liberty, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Marshall Field and Company Building, among others. 125 North Branford Center Historic District