Cape Ann Granite
Author: Paul St. Germain
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1467123633
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA pictorial history of the granite industry on Cape Ann in Massachusetts.
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Author: Paul St. Germain
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1467123633
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA pictorial history of the granite industry on Cape Ann in Massachusetts.
Author: Barbara H. Erkkila
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Published: 1980-01-01
Total Pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780931474194
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Barbara Howell Erkkila
Publisher: Peter Smith Publisher
Published: 1990-01-01
Total Pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780844662930
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Paul St. Germain
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2015-07-20
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1439652430
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe granite industry began on Cape Ann with the first sale of a piece of Rockport granite, for use as a millstone, to a farmer in Newburyport in 1800. The industry would grow to include more than 60 quarries and operations around the cape, becoming the second-largest economic force in the area behind fishing. Hundreds were employed as quarrymen, stonecutters, paving cutters, and finishers. Cape Ann was particularly well fitted for the pursuit of granite as its rocky hills and shores afforded a comparatively inexhaustible source of supply, and its splendid shipping facilities gave the advantage of quick and economical transportation to market by sea and land. The industry eventually declined, and by 1930, most quarries had gone out of business because of labor strikes and low demand. Today, most of these quarries are filled with rainwater and springwater, and many are used as reservoirs for the surrounding communities.
Author: John L. Cooley
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Published: 1974
Total Pages: 28
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Published: 1908
Total Pages: 190
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Published: 1888
Total Pages: 200
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Published: 2011-05-20
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780982555408
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHistorical account of prominent artists from Cape Ann.
Author: Martin E. Ross
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Published: 2015-02-01
Total Pages: 179
ISBN-13: 9780692352885
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book is divided into two parts: Part I consists of 6 chapters dealing with physical geology using Cape Ann as the example. Part II consists of 10 chapters describing the geology at 10 localities on Cape Ann. The intended audience includes the lay person, geology students, and professional geologists.
Author: Paul St Germain
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2021-04-26
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9781540247001
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince 1907, one Rockport family have continued to make their timeless soda pop the old-fashioned way. Twin Lights Soda--or tonic, as it's still known locally--was started by second-generation Portuguese immigrants in the back of a small-town family grocer and named after the iconic pair of lighthouses just off the coast of Cape Ann. The bottling industry was one of America's great entrepreneurial endeavors, and at its peak, Twin Lights outsold even the two largest national cola brands in the region. But today, while soft drinks are a $45 billion industry, few independents remain. Authors Paul St. Germain and Dev Sherlock trace the fascinating story of one of the last family bottlers still in operation.