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Sylvan Glen Quarry Hike

Hike to the quarries and "quarry oak" in Sylvan Glen, Yorktown Heights, NY
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  • Marsh mallow
  • Jane Daniels explained the culture and history of the quarry and its workers
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  • The carvers worked at the quarry to finish the rock before it was barged down to NYC and Washington, DC (used in buildings and the abuttments of NYC bridges and the eagles on Arlington Bridge, in Washington, DC)
  • A honey-colored granite found in the quarry
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  • Jane Daniels shows us how the workers split the granite blocks in the quarry using "feathers" and wedges
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  • Powder room for dynamite used for blasting in the quarry
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