Quarry Workers At Mount Waldo, ca. 1860

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Quarry Workers At Mount Waldo, ca. 1860

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Much of the granite used to build Fort Knox was quarried at Mount Waldo a few miles upriver from the fort. Barges then transported the stone to the site.

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  • Title: Quarry Workers At Mount Waldo, ca. 1860
  • Creation Date: circa 1860
  • Subject Date: circa 1860
  • Location: Mount Waldo, Frankfort, Waldo County, ME
  • Media: Photographic print
  • Local Code: FOKN_007
  • Collection: Bureau of Parks and Lands
  • Object Type: Image

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