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Recently, Gary and George found an abundance of huge chunky stone. This Fall we had
Matt Shippee and his crew, Jason Powers and Zach Durant, work on a wall made with the big blocks of stone. Using heavy equipment and
wonderful craftsmanship, it is very impressive.
An incorporated set of stone steps links the office level with the next lower level of the quarry. There are plans to create
an area out side the office for displaying specialty rocks, bird baths and sculptures. Some of which could be used for ornamental placements
in your yard.
The hope is that by seeing such colossal wall stones set marvelously here at the quarry, you will be inspired to use them in one of your
future projects.
Here are a few photos of the project:
2009 has been a different year up here at the quarry.
We have our wonderful crew, some of us since 1997, working together for yet another season.
Our year started with a late spring into a cool rainy summer which seems to be heading straight over to winter.
It also seems, due to the economy, we weren’t as busy this season. Although the demand for patio stone still out paces the demand for wall stone. The wait for patio stone was cut down to a few weeks rather than the 6 -7 week wait for flagging of the past few years. I think that was a welcome change for most of us, to get stone in a relatively short time.
We also held two Stone Wall Building Workshops this year. There was such a demand for the July class that Chris Baxter of Whirlwind and Mary of Goshen Stone agreed to have a second offering in September for all those who didn’t want to wait another year to take the class.
Then there was the National Parks project in New York City. Alexander
Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury, under President George
Washington, known for his duel with Vice President Aaron Burr and his picture on
the ten dollar bill. Hamilton's NYC home is preserved as the Hamilton National
Grange. The historic structure, already removed from its original location many
years ago, was moved in 2008 to a spot in a park on land that was once part of
the Hamilton estate. It is expected to reopen to the public in 2009. Our stone
was used for the many walls around the historic home. Hamilton
Grange Project, St Nicholas Park, NYC:
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