The
Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, as well as the base of the Statue of Liberty, is made of a type of granite that comes from a quarry nearby New Haven, in neighboring
Branford. We can't tell you exactly how find it, or where exactly it is, but we can share these slides on a hiking tour along the Connecticut coastline. Historically, the rock was shipped via freight train along a short route to the Long Island Sound, where the stone was then transported via boat to the New York City harbor.
Local painter
Michael Angelis is currently working on painting a landscape of the quarry.
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| Pink/Orange Granite |
