West Roxbury Crushed Stone Quarry
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N 42° 16.128 W 071° 09.693
19T E 321736 N 4681883
This quarry provides much of the stone used in many projects in the area, including the Big Dig.
Waymark Code: WM8DV
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/05/2006
Views: 190
According to an article by the Boston Globe, this quarry has been around since 1887, and the entrance is located at Grove and Centre Streets. The article also talks about the difficulties that a quarry has when it is surrounded by residential houses. Here is the link:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/11/06/tween_a_rock_and_a_loud_place/
Type of Stone/Ore mined: Dolomite/Granite and Limestone
Associated Web Site: Not listed
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