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Giant Quarry with a Giant Past

Published Thursday, December 01, 2005

The Industrial Revolution set in play a series of changes that would alter the life of most Americans and America's role in the world. When the assembly line processes of manufacturing made automobiles affordable, the demand for steel went up. As cityscapes outgrew wooden structures, demand for steel went up. When armor-plated warships and vehicles turned the tide of two world wars, the demand for steel went up. And as cars became affordable, dirt and wood roads suitable for horse-drawn buggies were replaced with concrete. Near the center of this change, resting on the shore ...

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