Redstone Granite Quarries

03/20/2023

Two more photos sent to us by a woman whose grandfather worked at the Quarry - one of the Quarry and one of the schoolchildren from Redstone.

03/20/2023

We don't get many new things to post here but today we got an email with something really cool. It's a receipt for some of the work the Quarry Workers did for Grant's Tomb in New York. The person who sent it to me is going to send me additional pages from the work as well.

11/08/2019

We've noticed a bunch of new likes on our page. Thanks!! If any of you have pictures, a written story etc about the quarry or a family member who worked there, send us a private message -we'd love to post them. There's not a lot of new material we come across so anything is appreciated to help preserve the history of this amazing place and the people who worked there.

10/25/2019

Did you see Our Hometown Conway last night where they interviewed Steve Swenson, our local Redstone Quarry Historian? If you missed it, check out the link below. He's the first story

Stories from Conway, NH, told by the hometown's residents, and hosted by Rebecca Rule. Established: 1765Location: Carroll

06/04/2019

A visitor checks how a quarry looks at Redstone Quarry in the little village of Redstone,N.H. Redstone is an unincorporated community within the town of Conway in Carroll County, New Hampshire. It is located on the road from Center Conway to North Conway at the base of Rattlesnake Mountain.No date on photo. Photo from the Robert J. Girouard collection. www.facebook.com/WhiteMountainsNhHistoricalResearchProject/

11/05/2016

The first floor columns were completed as construction continued.

11/05/2016

Cornerstone being put in place

On November 1, 1923, the Memorial's cornerstone was dedicated in a Masonic ceremony. This photograph was taken before the ceremony began. A Contain under the cornerstone contains a Bible, US flag, copies of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, 1923 silver dimes, books and other items.

11/05/2016

Cornerstone in Redstone in 1923 and the same block on the corner of the Masonic Memorial.

11/05/2016

A few more pictures from the Masonic Memorial in Alexandria- built with a lot of Conway Pink and Green Granite from Redstone.

11/04/2016

Was down in Alexandria this week- got to check out the George Washington Masonic Memorial which was built partially out of Redstone Quarry Granite,

09/25/2015

Fall is slowly making its way to the Redstone Quarry

09/11/2015

An old and new photo. This is Matrone's Derrick. It was 90 feet in height. The ruins photo is what is left from the Derrick. Mr. Matrone is the father of Elaine Desjardins, who still lives in Redstone and helps Steve Swenson with Quarry history. The photo of the ruins is courtesy Stephen Thomas. The vintage photo is courtesy of Steve Swenson.