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The mill, 200 ft by 90 ft (60m by 27m) was built in 1893-94 and equipped with lathes for turning large granite cylinders and jennies for polishing. [ 2 ] The mill's power plant had a 150 hp steam boiler and 100 hp steam engine which ran the shaft, belt and pulley system that drove the plant's machinery.
The Quincy Quarries is a 22-acre (8.9 ha) public recreation area in Quincy, Massachusetts, commemorating the site of the Granite Railway—often credited as being the first railroad in the United States. [1]
West Quincy couples are enjoying a summer's evening at The Oak cabin in the Quincy quarries in the summer of 1950. John Bonomi's collection is now at the Thomas Crane Public Library Local History ...
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The Granite Trust Company building stands prominently in Quincy's downtown, at the southeast corner of Hancock and Chestnut Streets. The ten-story structure is faced in limestone and granite, and consists of a large base three stories in height, from which the central tower rises, the topmost levels stepped back in size from the intermediate ones.
The following properties located in Quincy, Massachusetts are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 20, 2024. [1]
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The house is located in West Quincy, near its famous granite quarries, and was built in the 1830s. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story structure, fashioned out of granite blocks, with a gable roof. A single-story hip-roofed porch once wrapped around two sides; it was an early 20th-century addition that has since been removed.