Half Rounds and Wedges

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Half Rounds and Wedges

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Description

Half rounds are driven between wedges in a line of holes drilled into granite. The granite then breaks along lines to form large blocks. This image shows a half round in a block of granite.

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About This Item

  • Title: Half Rounds and Wedges
  • Creation Date: circa 1900
  • Subject Date: circa 1900
  • Locations:
    • Hall Quarry, Mount Desert, Hancock County, ME
  • Media: Metal
  • Object Type: Physical Object

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Maine Granite Industry Historical Society
62 Beech Hill Cross Road, Mount Desert, ME 04660
207-244-7299
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