This is the site of the first commercial railway in the United States. Transporting massive stones from the quarry to the Quincy waterfront and from there to Charlestown was a major challenge. In 1826 railway pioneer Gridley Bryant not only designed and built a three-mile track to move the granite but also secured the funding of $100,000 from Boston investors. The railway was closed in 1940.
5 comments:
Great shot and info. Did they pull up all the tracks when the railroad closed?
I like this photo very much - a real sense of history! Aberdeen in Scotland is also known as Granite City.
Jackie
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Northbay- I don't know whether or not they pulled up and reused the tracks. I think it would be interesting though to try and walk along the old track bed.
Jackie- how did your "Granite City" get it's name?
Very intersting photo.
And that's all that is left fro it? How sad.
Your posts are always very informative. :)
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