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The First Decade of Operations at Logan Quarry

The second in a series on the history of Logan Quarry by Robert Cozzens, who worked with Graniterock for over 62 years, this excerpt is taken from a history he created in 1974.   Hand work at the Quarry was brutal and far too slow, and it was clearly necessary to mechanize production. In 1901, Read more

Getting Started at Logan Quarry, as Told by Robert Cozzens

Robert Cozzens started work at Granite Rock Company’s Logan Quarry in 1916. Over his long career with Graniterock, Bob worked for Company founder A.R. Wilson, his son Jeff and widow Anna, and for Bruce and Betsy Woolpert. Bob spent his first four years with the Company living in the Quarry Bunkhouse, and filled many roles Read more