A timeline of the history of Cape Ann Granite presented from the research life of Barbara H. Erkkila and the ongoing efforts of Leslie D. Bartlett.
The youngest son of Rev. Samuel Sewall, was born January 9, 1805, and died May 19, 1880. He went to Rockport, Massachusetts, when a young man, work first in the granite quarries, and afterward became a contractor and successful businessman.
The arc of G.R. Bradford's life
Stone from Gloucester to Cambridgeport, John Stimson actively involved
The Beacon Hill Water Reservoir, built entirely of Rockport granite
This is the life story of Levi Sewall
The Journeymen Stonecutters Association of North America, is the oldest, and perhaps the smallest, active union in North America. Based on a tradition dating back to the masons lodges of the middle ages, the International was founded in 1853. Many of the individual locals began in the 1820's and 30's, and the Washington Stonecutters are said to have marched as a body at the laying of the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol in 1792. In the late 1960's, due to changing architectural tastes and decreased interest in ornamentation, the union had become quite small. At that time it merged with the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA).
Incorporated as the Rockport Granite Company of Massachusetts
This is an amazing document which reveals the Rockport Granite Company as landowner; it is the written agreement between William L. Langsford (and Eli Morgan) and the Rockport Granite Company. The house purchase is for $225.00 outright, without title or ownership of land. The Rockport Granite Company reserves the right to give six months notice for the house to be moved off quarry property. The contract is dated September 13th, 1865; notice given January(?) 29, 1869.
Colonel French is encouraged by General Butler to form the Cape Ann Granite Company
The letterhead for all correspondence
