The Abandoned Becket Quarry
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The Abandoned Becket Quarry
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Origins of the Becket Quarry...We took a hike following the old Gould Road used to transport granite before the railroad in Becket, present day is off Quarry Road but the original road continued to the present day Becket Quarry. With the landowners permission we continued for a short spur on private property and then crossed the main Quarry Trail and then the Bowe railroad spur, and continued on the original Gould Road est 1800s up the mountain until the massive grout piles blocked the road. Her
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Origins of the Becket Quarry...We took a hike following the old Gould Road used to transport granite before the railroad in Becket, present day is off Quarry Road but the original road continued to the present day Becket Quarry. With the landowners permission we continued for a short spur on private property and then crossed the main Quarry Trail and then the Bowe railroad spur, and continued on the original Gould Road est 1800s up the mountain until the massive grout piles blocked the road. Her
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Flash Hike Friday at the Becket Quarry on the Quarry loop trail that travels over the grout piles around the main quarry pit taking a closer look at a few of the nine in total derricks that once stood here, used to pull the granite out of the pit. Interested in more hiking adventures and historical finds in Western Mass west of Westfield? Join us! Support us at --> https://hilltownhikers.square.site/ Western Mass Hilltown Hikers @topfans #hikethehilltownhistory Visit Massachusetts Visit the Berk
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Flash Hike Friday at the Becket Quarry on the Quarry loop trail that travels over the grout piles around the main quarry pit taking a closer look at a few of the nine in total derricks that once stood here, used to pull the granite out of the pit. Interested in more hiking adventures and historical finds in Western Mass west of Westfield? Join us! Support us at --> https://hilltownhikers.square.site/ Western Mass Hilltown Hikers @topfans #hikethehilltownhistory Visit Massachusetts Visit the Berk
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The search for the "Hoary Little Snowflake Granite Quarry in Becket" the first Quarry known to exist in the written history of Becket was lengthy but this week we hiked right into it. In 2023 we unknowingly hiked past it, not seeing the large grout piles through the leaves. Using vague descriptions of the few and far between written history and mostly by lidar mapping technology and many hikes on foot looking for clues and deciphering history, the Quarry was found just over the town line in Midd
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The search for the "Hoary Little Snowflake Granite Quarry in Becket" the first Quarry known to exist in the written history of Becket was lengthy but this week we hiked right into it. In 2023 we unknowingly hiked past it, not seeing the large grout piles through the leaves. Using vague descriptions of the few and far between written history and mostly by lidar mapping technology and many hikes on foot looking for clues and deciphering history, the Quarry was found just over the town line in Midd
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The search for the "Hoary Little Snowflake Granite Quarry in Becket" the first Quarry known to exist in the written history of Becket was lengthy but this week we hiked right into it. In 2023 we unknowingly hiked past it, not seeing the large grout piles through the leaves. Using vague descriptions of the few and far between written history and mostly by lidar mapping technology and many hikes on foot looking for clues and deciphering history, the Quarry was found just over the town line in Midd
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The search for the "Hoary Little Snowflake Granite Quarry in Becket" the first Quarry known to exist in the written history of Becket was lengthy but this week we hiked right into it. In 2023 we unknowingly hiked past it, not seeing the large grout piles through the leaves. Using vague descriptions of the few and far between written history and mostly by lidar mapping technology and many hikes on foot looking for clues and deciphering history, the Quarry was found just over the town line in Midd
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Mitchell mountain pink granite quarry in Becket
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Mitchell mountain pink granite quarry in Becket
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Origins of the Becket Quarry...We took a hike following the old Gould Road used to transport granite before the railroad in Becket, present day is off Quarry Road but the original road continued to the present day Becket Quarry. With the landowners permission we continued for a short spur on private property and then crossed the main Quarry Trail and then the Bowe railroad spur, and continued on the original Gould Road est 1800s up the mountain until the massive grout piles blocked the road. Her
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Origins of the Becket Quarry...We took a hike following the old Gould Road used to transport granite before the railroad in Becket, present day is off Quarry Road but the original road continued to the present day Becket Quarry. With the landowners permission we continued for a short spur on private property and then crossed the main Quarry Trail and then the Bowe railroad spur, and continued on the original Gould Road est 1800s up the mountain until the massive grout piles blocked the road. Her
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Winter Hike at the Becket Quarry
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Origins of the Becket Quarry...We took a hike following the old Gould Road used to transport granite before the railroad in Becket, present day is off Quarry Road but the original road continued to the present day Becket Quarry. With the landowners permission we continued for a short spur on private property and then crossed the main Quarry Trail and then the Bowe railroad spur, and continued on the original Gould Road est 1800s up the mountain until the massive grout piles blocked the road. Her
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The search for the "Hoary Little Snowflake Granite Quarry in Becket" the first Quarry known to exist in the written history of Becket was lengthy but this week we hiked right into it. In 2023 we unknowingly hiked past it, not seeing the large grout piles through the leaves. Using vague descriptions of the few and far between written history and mostly by lidar mapping technology and many hikes on foot looking for clues and deciphering history, the Quarry was found just over the town line in Midd
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Origins of the Becket Quarry...We took a hike following the old Gould Road used to transport granite before the railroad in Becket, present day is off Quarry Road but the original road continued to the present day Becket Quarry. With the landowners permission we continued for a short spur on private property and then crossed the main Quarry Trail and then the Bowe railroad spur, and continued on the original Gould Road est 1800s up the mountain until the massive grout piles blocked the road. Her
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Becket Quarry History. Western Mass Hilltown Hikers #hikethehilltownhistory #hikethehilltowns with the #westernmasshilltownhikers #discoverthehilltowns #hilltownhistory #flashhike #intheberkshires #nature #adventure #history #hiking #outdooradventures #visittheberkshires #mylocalMA #visitma #hilltownhikers #westernmass #hikingwithdogs Visit our blog for all of our adventures! want to come along on these hikes? Become a member at www.hilltownhikers.com Help conserve the Chester Granite Saw, our n
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Becket rock quarry once a location where stone for memorials were sourced. Located in Western Mass. #quarry #hike #Massachusetts #explore #stone | Lucky Nail Blacksmith
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The Becket Quarry Loop Trail is a local hiking path, meaning the local hikers have been hiking the loop trail that goes around the main quarry pit up the stone stairs and over the giant grout piles to see the spectacular views as far as Mount Greylock State Reservation for years. The giant white birch have grown in on the granite piles with many relics like winches, piping, derricks and even a metal shed. My favorite place of all is the largest grout piles with the rail running along top with 36
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In 1898 the expanding quarry operation at the Hudson and Chester Granite Company in Becket finally got approval for construction of a railroad line to the quarry site. Several miles of steep, winding right-of-way were blasted out of the side of the narrow Walker Brook valley from Chester to the John Mitchell farm in Becket. "At this point the first switchback was located, and the rails reversed to climb up the valley side to the sloping upland farmland. The track wound for a mile or so over this
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At the Becket Quarry a little known second quarry operation was located called the Newell Brothers Quarry. Located just over the Becket town line in Otis this smaller operation also used the Chester Becket Railroad track to get it granite to Chester. Following the Old Motion woods trail to Staple Rock Trail look to your right, at this point the quarry pit still exists with beautiful granite blocks looking over the Mass Turnpike with views of the Otis Windturbine close by...the original Bowe Quar
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Becket Quarry History around the Quarry. Western Mass Hilltown Hikers #hikethehilltownhistory #hikethehilltowns with the #westernmasshilltownhikers #discoverthehilltowns #hilltownhistory #flashhike #intheberkshires #nature #adventure #history #hiking #outdooradventures #visittheberkshires #mylocalMA #visitma #hilltownhikers #westernmass #hikingwithdogs Visit our blog for all of our adventures! want to come along on these hikes? Become a member at www.hilltownhikers.com Help conserve the Chester
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The Becket Quarry Loop Trail is a local hiking path, meaning the local hikers have been hiking the loop trail that goes around the main quarry pit up the stone stairs and over the giant grout piles to see the spectacular views as far as Mount Greylock State Reservation for years. The giant white birch have grown in on the granite piles with many relics like winches, piping, derricks and even a metal shed. My favorite place of all is the largest grout piles with the rail running along top with 36
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The Becket Quarry Loop Trail is a local hiking path, meaning the local hikers have been hiking the loop trail that goes around the main quarry pit up the stone stairs and over the giant grout piles to see the spectacular views as far as Mount Greylock State Reservation for years. The giant white birch have grown in on the granite piles with many relics like winches, piping, derricks and even a metal shed. My favorite place of all is the largest grout piles with the rail running along top with 36
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One of the several smaller quarries at the Becket Quarry called "motions" is up at the uppermost part of the main pit. This is the most interesting part of this property because it is a graveyard of equipment, filled with winches, compressors, engines, including a steam winch. The fluted granite here is extremely rare because it was tedious to cut, most likely the granite was a bit softer at this part of the vein making it easier to cut. A complete derrick is partially still together here also.
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The Becket Quarry Loop Trail is a local hiking path, meaning the local hikers have been hiking the loop trail that goes around the main quarry pit up the stone stairs and over the giant grout piles to see the spectacular views as far as Mount Greylock State Reservation for years. The giant white birch have grown in on the granite piles with many relics like winches, piping, derricks and even a metal shed. My favorite place of all is the largest grout piles with the rail running along top with 36
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Becket Quarry Mine Shaft #hikethehilltowns with the #westernmasshilltownhikers | Western Mass Hilltown Hikers
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One of the several smaller quarries at the Becket Quarry called "motions" is up at the uppermost part of the main pit. This is the most interesting part of this property because it is a graveyard of equipment, filled with winches, compressors, engines, including a steam winch. The fluted granite here is extremely rare because it was tedious to cut, most likely the granite was a bit softer at this part of the vein making it easier to cut. A complete derrick is partially still together here also.
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Abandoned rock quarry. (massachusetts)
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Find in video from 02:07The Quarry Trail
Abandoned rock quarry. (massachusetts)
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Police recover body in Becket Quarry drowning
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The Becket Quarry Loop Trail is a local hiking path, meaning the local hikers have been hiking the loop trail that goes around the main quarry pit up the stone stairs and over the giant grout piles to see the spectacular views as far as Mount Greylock State Reservation for years. The giant white birch have grown in on the granite piles with many relics like winches, piping, derricks and even a metal shed. My favorite place of all is the largest grout piles with the rail running along top with 36
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Becket Quarry, a fall favorite! Western Mass Hilltown Hikers #hikethehilltownhistory #hikethehilltowns with the #westernmasshilltownhikers #discoverthehilltowns #hilltownhistory #flashhike #intheberkshires #nature #adventure #history #hiking #outdooradventures #visittheberkshires #mylocalMA #visitma #hilltownhikers #westernmass #hikingwithdogs Visit our blog for all of our adventures! want to come along on these hikes? Become a member at www.hilltownhikers.com Help conserve the Chester Granite S
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