



Many quarries closed around the time of World War I due to a decline in demand. Today the Stony Creek Quarry Corporation is the sole supplier of pink granite, used in 2019 on the stairs and plaza of the new Statue of Liberty Museum. The former Norcross Brothers Quarry has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.





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Borger, at the junction of State highways 136, 152, and 207, in south central Hutchinson County, was established by and named for A. P. (Ace) Borger, who was reputed throughout Oklahoma and Texas to be a shrewd town promoter. In March 1926, after the discovery of oil in the vicinity, Borger and his partner, attorney John R. Miller, purchased a 240-acre …



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Within a few miles, this line joined with the Boston and Maine RR in North Conway. At this time, the major activities in the area were farming and logging, not quarrying. In the late 1870's the railroad needed granite for bridge abutments. Large granite boulders at the base of Rattlesnake Mountain provided the stone the railroad needed.



A few remnants of the Granite Railway can still be at Willard's original quarry, as well as the Granite Rail Quarry. And the area is listed as a National Historic Place. Unfortunately, the great quarry was filled in several years ago with dirt from Boston's Big Dig. ... 2 thoughts on "America's First Commercial Railroad – Quincy ...







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In March 1926, after the discovery of oil in the vicinity, Borger and his partner, attorney John R. Miller, purchased a 240-acre townsite near the Canadian River in the southern part of the county. Within ninety days of its founding, sensational advertising and the lure of "black gold" brought over 45,000 men and women to the new boomtown.







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Located at Georgetown, Texas, just 30 miles north of Austin, the Texas Crushed Stone quarry is directly adjacent to Interstate Highway 35, providing excellent access for trucks. In addition, the quarry is served by the Georgetown Railroad Company – a short line carrier that connects with both the Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe ...







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(A historical marker located in Cedar Park in Williamson County, Texas.).d In the 1880s, the arrival of the railroad helped develop western Williamson County and contributed to the construction of a new state capitol. ... (Cedar Park) and Leander, extended to the Granite Mountain quarry site in 1885. More than 4,000 flatcars passed …



NRGeep wrote:Seems many of the old quarries were located near now mostly abandoned branch lines. Any potential for any of these quarries to re-open with trucks serving them and bringing the stone to centrally located aggregate facilities that would process the granite near main lines? The quarries came before the railroads.
