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Milford pink granite

May 03, 2024

Milford pink granite, also known as Milford granite or Milford pink is a Proterozoic igneous rock located in and around the town of Milford, Massachusetts, covering an area of approximately 39 square miles (100 km2), as mapped by the USGS. It is also sometimes referred to as Braggville granite, for several quarries in the neighboring village of Braggville, Massachusetts.[2]

From 1870 to 1940, the town of Milford became famous for the "pink" variety of this stone, prized as a building material. According to local legend, the granite was "discovered" in the early 1870s by two brothers, James and William Sherman at Rocky Woods in Milford.[3] At its peak, over 1,000 men labored in dozens of quarries in Milford and nearby Hopkinton. A sample of Milford Pink is on display at the Smithsonian Institution.[4]

Milford pink granite is quarried by the Fletcher Granite Company, at their Lumber Street quarry in Hopkinton.[5]

Description edit

 
A block of granite in 2017 from the Fletcher Granite Company.

The granite is described as a light gray or light pinkish-gray to a medium, slightly pinkish or pinkish and greenish-gray biotite granite with spots from 0.2 to 0.5 inches (5.1 to 12.7 mm) across and in some cases tapering out to 1 inch (25 mm) in length.[1] The biotite is typically in clots or short streaks. It is commonly locally gneissic.[6] The color of the stone is governed mainly by its feldspars, pink from the potash and green from the soda lime feldspar.[1]

Examples of use edit

 
American Museum of Natural History, New York (1869)
 
Flour and Grain Exchange Building, Boston (1892)
 
Boston Public Library under construction, 1889
Massachusetts
New York City
Washington, D.C.
Other

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c T. Nelson Dale (1923). "The Commercial Granites of New England" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "TAWANI Foundation Donates $150,000 for Preservation of Glessner House Museum". Tawani Enterprises, Inc. August 29, 2017.
    • Sweetser, Moses Foster (1889). "braggville+granite"&pg=PA205 King's Handbook of Newton, Massachusetts. Moses King Corporation. p. 205.
    • Brayley, Arthur Wellington (1913). "braggville+granite"&pg=PA33 History of the Granite Industry of New England. Vol. I. Boston: National Association of Granite Industries of the United States. p. 33.
  3. ^ Blackstone River Valley 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Did You Know Milford's Pink Granite is in the Smithsonian?". 12 June 2018.
  5. ^ . www.fletchergranite.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03.
  6. ^ USGS Milford Granite
  7. ^ Hopedale Town Hall
  8. ^ Milford Daily News, May 31, 2008
  9. ^ a b c "Milford Pink Granite". City University of New York. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  10. ^ Work on the Future of Pennsylvania Station Unearths a Bit of Its Past, The New York Times, November 8, 1998.
  11. ^ a b "Milford Pink granite". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  12. ^ "Zero Milestone – City Walking Guide".
  13. ^ Bragg, Ernest A (1958). History Of Braggville Section of Holliston, Medway and Milford. Boston. p. 13. OCLC 6115177. Retrieved 3 Jul 2015.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links edit

  • Boston Public Library construction photos, showing Milford quarries

May 03, 2024
milford, pink, granite, also, known, milford, granite, milford, pink, proterozoic, igneous, rock, located, around, town, milford, massachusetts, covering, area, approximately, square, miles, mapped, usgs, also, sometimes, referred, braggville, granite, several. Milford pink granite also known as Milford granite or Milford pink is a Proterozoic igneous rock located in and around the town of Milford Massachusetts covering an area of approximately 39 square miles 100 km2 as mapped by the USGS It is also sometimes referred to as Braggville granite for several quarries in the neighboring village of Braggville Massachusetts 2 Milford pink graniteIgneous rockCompositionSilicon dioxide Aluminium oxide Iron III oxide Manganese II oxide Calcium oxide Magnesium oxide Potassium oxide Sodium oxide Biotite 1 From 1870 to 1940 the town of Milford became famous for the pink variety of this stone prized as a building material According to local legend the granite was discovered in the early 1870s by two brothers James and William Sherman at Rocky Woods in Milford 3 At its peak over 1 000 men labored in dozens of quarries in Milford and nearby Hopkinton A sample of Milford Pink is on display at the Smithsonian Institution 4 Milford pink granite is quarried by the Fletcher Granite Company at their Lumber Street quarry in Hopkinton 5 Contents 1 Description 2 Examples of use 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDescription edit nbsp A block of granite in 2017 from the Fletcher Granite Company The granite is described as a light gray or light pinkish gray to a medium slightly pinkish or pinkish and greenish gray biotite granite with spots from 0 2 to 0 5 inches 5 1 to 12 7 mm across and in some cases tapering out to 1 inch 25 mm in length 1 The biotite is typically in clots or short streaks It is commonly locally gneissic 6 The color of the stone is governed mainly by its feldspars pink from the potash and green from the soda lime feldspar 1 Examples of use edit nbsp American Museum of Natural History New York 1869 nbsp Flour and Grain Exchange Building Boston 1892 nbsp Boston Public Library under construction 1889 Massachusetts Bancroft Memorial Library Hopedale 1898 Boston Public Library McKim Building Boston 1895 Flour and Grain Exchange Building Boston 1892 Memorial Hall Milford 1884 Town Hall Hopedale 1886 7 Worcester City Hall Worcester 1898 8 New York City American Museum of Natural History 1869 9 Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn 1895 9 General Post Office Building 1912 Pennsylvania Station 1910 10 University Club of New York 1899 9 Washington D C Eccles Federal Reserve Building 1937 11 First Division Monument 1924 11 Zero Milestone 1923 12 Other Allegheny County Courthouse Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 1888 13 Cullum Hall of The United States Military Academy at West Point New York 1898 John J Glessner House Chicago Illinois 1887 Pennsylvania Station Baltimore Maryland 1911 Singapore Changi Airport Changi Singapore 2002 See also editFall River granite Norcross BrothersReferences edit a b c T Nelson Dale 1923 The Commercial Granites of New England PDF United States Geological Survey Retrieved August 22 2017 TAWANI Foundation Donates 150 000 for Preservation of Glessner House Museum Tawani Enterprises Inc August 29 2017 Sweetser Moses Foster 1889 braggville granite amp pg PA205 King s Handbook of Newton Massachusetts Moses King Corporation p 205 Brayley Arthur Wellington 1913 braggville granite amp pg PA33 History of the Granite Industry of New England Vol I Boston National Association of Granite Industries of the United States p 33 Blackstone River Valley Archived 2008 09 07 at the Wayback Machine Did You Know Milford s Pink Granite is in the Smithsonian 12 June 2018 Our Granites www fletchergranite com Archived from the original on 2016 06 03 USGS Milford Granite Hopedale Town Hall Milford Daily News May 31 2008 a b c Milford Pink Granite City University of New York Retrieved June 2 2017 Work on the Future of Pennsylvania Station Unearths a Bit of Its Past The New York Times November 8 1998 a b Milford Pink granite Museum of Fine Arts Boston Retrieved August 22 2017 Zero Milestone City Walking Guide Bragg Ernest A 1958 History Of Braggville Section of Holliston Medway and Milford Boston p 13 OCLC 6115177 Retrieved 3 Jul 2015 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link External links editBoston Public Library construction photos showing Milford quarries Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Milford pink granite amp oldid 1184469622, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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