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Maine Granite Industry-Hall Quarry

Immigrant workers at Hall Quarry, Mount Desert, 1905

Immigrant workers at Hall Quarry, Mount Desert, 1905

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Maine Granite Industry Historical Society

Cutting stone in the late 1800's is a much different task as it is nowadays. The process was backbreaking and very slow compared to today. However without technology they still managed to be an efficient work force. The Swedes were most often cutters with the task of breaking away rectangular blocks from solid rock.


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