Title: Bemis Granite Quarry - Hart’s Location, New Hampshire
Description: Remnants of granite splitting (plug and feathers) at the abandoned Bemis Granite Quarry along the Sawyer River in Harts Location, New Hampshire. Dr. Samuel Bemis quarried granite from this site, which he owned at the time, during the 1860s to build Notchland, a granite mansion in Hart’s Location.
Location: Hart's Location, New Hampshire, United States
Copyright: ©2016 ScenicNH Photography LLC | Erin Paul Donovan
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