Type of Work: Extractive and Mining Industries

Two men load stone into a truck in the Town of Webb

Two men load stone into a truck in the Town of Webb

Two men load a large chunk of stone into a truck at Dart’s Mountain Quarry. The stone used for the construction of Big Moose Chapel came from this quarry. Probably in Eagle Bay or Big Moose hamlets. 1929. Town of Webb, NY. Donated by Wildwood Enterprise, courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

Men cut ice from frozen lake in the Adirondacks

Men cut ice from frozen lake in the Adirondacks

Men cut ice from a frozen lake. Photograph by Ferris Jacob Meigs. In the Adirondacks region, NY.. 1930-1940. From the Ferris Meigs Logging Photograph Collection: Andrews Donation, courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

CCC Quarry in Indian Lake C: Civilian Conservation Corps quarry. 1939. Indian Lake, NY. Photo donated by Ted Roy. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office

CCC Quarry in Indian Lake

Civilan Conservation Corps quarry. 1939. Indian Lake, NY. Photo donated by Ted Roy. Courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Stone quarry in Piseco

Stone quarry in Piseco

A stone quarry in the hamlet of Piseco. Circa 1880-1910. Piseco in the town of Arietta, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.