THE ROLLSTONE HILL "ROCK WALK" TRAIL A PROPOSAL BY PETER CAPODAGLI |
| Boulder Art Gallery 960 Main Street Fitchburg, MA 01420 978-345-7000 www.theboulderartgallery.com |
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| One marker might include images and narratives of the many remarkable arched granite railroad bridges, granite retaining walls, and buildings that utilized granite from Rollstone Hill. Fitchburg is quite lucky to have so many of these impressive structures still remaining. The above watercolor titled “Rail Bridge Over the Nashua River – 1846” was done a few years back by my wife Ann. This painting features the use of Rollstone Granite as a building material. Yet another marker could focus on the quarries themselves, the incredible amount of granite that was taken from the hill, and the notable buildings in the region that were built with Rollstone Granite. Another marker could focus on the several different cultures and nationalities of men that worked the quarries. First came the Irish, then the Finnish, and then the Italians. Another could be titled, "Rocks and Minerals of Rollstone Hill". |
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| A rolling stone gathers no moss Latin |
| Don't waste too many stones on one bird Chinese |
| When you see a rock coming, it hurts less Greek |
| A rock that rolls cannot build a home Greek |
| We should build with the stones we have Swedishsh |