Early 1800s-1942: the working quarry 1960-1998: swimming hole, party spot & body dump 2000: the filling project begins 2002: The quarry today

Metamorphosis: Granite Rail's transformation over a century.

Left to right: Granite Rail during its heyday as a working quarry in the late 1800s; the quarry as it looked for most of the 20th century; just after filling began in December 2000; Granite Rail stuffed full of dirt in 2002

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http://ci.quincy.ma.us/tcpl/quincy/granitephotos/
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http://www.bigdig.com/thtml/photos.htm
www.bigdig.com/thtml/ f100501/img021.htm