Cape Ann Granite Company

In repositioning from bay view to pigeon cove the cape ann granite company traced an arc almost completely across the hinterlands of halibut point first from the western then the eastern flank of lanesville.

Cape ann granite company.

The legacy of the barre stone sculptors and their stone. The assets of the cape ann granite company were purchased by the rockport granite company in a consolidation that created the undisputed leviathan of the local stone industry. With the civil war drawing to an end. Construction of a fort at castle island in boston harbor in 1798 followed by a jail in nearby salem in 1813 jump started the granite business here on cape ann.

A variety of natural top pavers made by splitting reclaimed curbing of many styles and sizes. By the 1850s the stone business was firmly established and cape ann granite was known throughout the region. Map originally printed in paris 1613. When the cape ann granite company went into receivership col.

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During the 1830s and 1840s the trade grew steadily. In rockport on cape ann massachusetts the rockport granite company of massachusetts readies to incorporate. Initially the new company took its products by cart down to lanes cove for shipment. The bartlett erkkila timeline of cape ann granite.

The rgc is poised to deliver millions of paving stones up and down the eastern seaboard playing a vital role in the reconstruction era. French owed the company about 75 000. Custom splitting of our cape ann granite block material blocks up to a maximum size of 5 l x 26 h. By the mid 1800s cape ann was known for its specialization in granite production specifically in creating paving blocks for roads and streets and were used across the united states from new york to san francisco.