Grover's Granite Hill Quarry Cache Traditional Geocache
Grover's Granite Hill Quarry Cache
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This is a short hike into the "Granite Hill Quarries".
This quarry was filled from the "Big Dig Project" and is now enjoyed by rock climbers from all over Massachusetts. This geocacher worked on the project and spent many hours on site, now Cretch and I have hidden a cache here for you to find.
A little history of the area: In 1985, the Metropolitan District Commission purchased 22 acres including Granite Railway Quarry, adjacent to the Blue Hills Reservation. It was here in West Quincy that America's large scale granite quarrying industry was born in 1825 when, after an exhaustive search throughout New England, Solomon Willard selected the area as the source of stone for the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown. With his development of the revolutionary construction techniques that made hard Quincy granite a practical building stone, Willard earned the title "Father of the Granite Industry".
Over 50 quarries operated in Quincy, which became known nationwide as "The Granite City". The last active quarry closed in 1963. Popular activities at the Quincy Quarries Historic Site include hiking, rock climbing, picnicking and scenic viewing.
Below please view the pictures from the Camera. Please email us if you can identify anyone.
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