The Quinn Quarry
by Jim Thompson
Title
The Quinn Quarry
Artist
Jim Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Art
Description
Mary Quinn and her children took control of the quarry in 1874 after Mary's husband fell to his death from a hoist to the quarry rocks below. The family operated the quarryuntil the mid 1890s. In the 1930s, this quarry supplied granite for the Monterey breakwater. It was once, and occasionally still is, one of Rocklin's favorite swimming holes.
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September 20th, 2013
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