Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date	Place	Address	Description
12881	Hall Quarry McMullen Quarry	Reference	Businesses, Quarry Operation				Mount Desert, Hall Quarry		This quarry was "in the town of Mount Desert, southeast of the village of 'Hall Quarry' and four-fifths mile north of the Robinson Mountains." The operator was the Booth Bros. & Hurricane Isle Granite Co., 208 Broadway, New York. The granite was reportedly a light-buff grayish color with a coarse to medium texture. Accessory minerals: Apatite and a little secondary calcite within the oligoclase. Granite quarrying began as early as 1870 on Mount Desert Island at Hall's Quarry. Four major companies operated at Hall's Quarry from 1870 to 1965, the first being the Standard Granite Company, followed by McMullen Granite Co., Booth Brothers and Hurricane Island Granite Company and Grenci and Ellis Granite Co. All shipped stone for major building contracts all over the United States. In 1905 the quarry measured 250 feet north to south by 250 feet from east to west. The quarry had a depth of 50 feet at the west side. Transport of the granite was by track 800 feet to the wharf, which was accessible to schooners of 20 feet draft. Granite from this quarry was used in the following examples: the United States Mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the basement of the New York Customhouse; the Brooklyn anchorage to the Manhattan Bridge; and the bridge over the Potomac at Washington. The Commercial Granites of New England, Bulletin 738 By T. Nelson Dale - Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey - Government Printing Office, Washington, 1923. - p. 222-223	Hall Quarry McMullen Quarry Item: 12881    Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry State: ME Description: This quarry was "in the town of Mount Desert, southeast of the village of 'Hall Quarry' and four-fifths mile north of the Robinson Mountains." The operator was the Booth Bros. & Hurricane Isle Granite Co., 208 Broadway, New York. The granite was reportedly a light-buff grayish color with a coarse to medium texture. Accessory minerals: Apatite and a little secondary calcite within the oligoclase. Granite quarrying began as early as 1870 on Mount Desert Island at Hall's Quarry. Four major companies operated at Hall's Quarry from 1870 to 1965, the first being the Standard Granite Company, followed by McMullen Granite Co., Booth Brothers and Hurricane Island Granite Company and Grenci and Ellis Granite Co. All shipped stone for major building contracts all over the United States. In 1905 the quarry measured 250 feet north to south by 250 feet from east to west. The quarry had a depth of 50 feet at the west side. Transport of the granite was by track 800 feet to the wharf, which was accessible to schooners of 20 feet draft. Granite from this quarry was used in the following examples: the United States Mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the basement of the New York Customhouse; the Brooklyn anchorage to the Manhattan Bridge; and the bridge over the Potomac at Washington. The Commercial Granites of New England, Bulletin 738 By T. Nelson Dale - Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey - Government Printing Office, Washington, 1923. - p. 222-223 [show more]
5826	McMullen Quarry on Somes Sound - I	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Quarry Operation			1907 c.	Mount Desert, Hall Quarry		This photograph was taken during the McMullen era of the quarry. - Steven Haynes - Maine Granite Industry Historical Society - 2007 The large building on the left housed the compressor. The two story building on the right had offices on the first floor and draftsmen above. The blacksmith shop was in the center of the picture. The long structure in the background was a traveling crane to carry the stone for the cutter."- MH - Mt. Desert Islander - 2007.	McMullen Quarry on Somes Sound - I Item: 5826    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Date: 1907 c. Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry State: ME Tags: zoomable Description: This photograph was taken during the McMullen era of the quarry. - Steven Haynes - Maine Granite Industry Historical Society - 2007 The large building on the left housed the compressor. The two story building on the right had offices on the first floor and draftsmen above. The blacksmith shop was in the center of the picture. The long structure in the background was a traveling crane to carry the stone for the cutter."- MH - Mt. Desert Islander - 2007. [show more]
5897	New Building at Hall Quarry	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Quarry Operation			1900 c.	Mount Desert, Hall Quarry			New Building at Hall Quarry Item: 5897    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Date: 1900 c. Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry State: ME
5899	Tracks at Hall Quarry	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Quarry Operation				Mount Desert, Hall Quarry			Tracks at Hall Quarry Item: 5899    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry State: ME
6139	Isabel B. Wiley and the Bloomer Loading Granite at Hall Quarry - After 1906	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Quarry Operation Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner			1906 after	Mount Desert, Hall Quarry			Isabel B. Wiley and the Bloomer Loading Granite at Hall Quarry - After 1906 Item: 6139    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1906 after Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry State: ME Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
5752	The Quarries	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print	Businesses, Quarry Operation	Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)		1890	Mount Desert, Hall Quarry			The Quarries Item: 5752    Accession #: 1015 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Creator: Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945) Date: 1890 Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry State: ME Source: Henry L. Rand Collection
11169	Three-Masted Schooner at Hall Quarry	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Quarry Operation Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner				Mount Desert, Hall Quarry			Three-Masted Schooner at Hall Quarry Item: 11169    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry State: ME Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
11170	Three-Masted Schooner at Hall Quarry	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Quarry Operation Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner				Mount Desert, Hall Quarry			Three-Masted Schooner at Hall Quarry Item: 11170    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry State: ME Source: Ralph Warren Stanley Collection
7622	Men at Work at Hall Quarry	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Quarry Operation People				Mount Desert, Hall Quarry			Men at Work at Hall Quarry Item: 7622    Accession #: 1023 Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation People Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry State: ME Source: Eleanor R. Mayo Collection
5900	Cranes at Hall Quarry	Image, Photograph	Businesses, Quarry Operation				Mount Desert, Hall Quarry			Cranes at Hall Quarry Item: 5900    Type: Image, Photograph Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry State: ME
16089	D. Marino & Co's. Store, Hall Quarry, Me.	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Businesses, Store Business People				Mount Desert, Hall Quarry			D. Marino & Co's. Store, Hall Quarry, Me. Item: 16089    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Businesses, Store Business People Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry State: ME Source: The Ward Family Collection

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