The Black Island Quarries is an abandoned quarry located in the northeastern part of Black Island in Maine. It was opened in 1892 and consisted of the upper quarry, which measured 500 by 300 feet with a depth from 10 to 40 feet; and the lower quarry, which is about 100 feet square. The operator was the Black Island Granite Co. of New York in 1905.[1]
Coverage[]
The Black Island Quarries were briefly featured in the documentary as a minor exploration.
The quarries were explored in 40 years after people to inspect the fate of stone structures with the quarries in Black Island as an example on how stone structures would last depends on the environment. John Anderson introduce the quarries by stating that the coast of Maine isn't very kind to buildings and the structures in don't decay and instead it melt. The documentary reveals that the structures on Black Island in Maine were used to be part of a granite quarry whose stone was used to build and decorate cities like Boston, New York, and Philadelphia and was abandoned around 1920. John Anderson ends the minor exploration that the buildings in Black Island have all vanished within 80 to 90 years, with almost nothing left behind.
References[]
- ↑ Quarries and Beyond | Maine Granite Quarries List and Location of Individual Quarries