I went to Portland CT at 8am to get my required car emission check - curiosity led me to the Brownstone quarry. It's a pretty cool place with an interesting history.
Short Video (pan)
About the Quarry
Quarrying on this site began in 1690 by James Stanclift, who contracted with the town of Middletown to build stonework in exchange for a deed of land. Commercial quarrying started in 1783 when the Brainerd Quarry Company began operations. During the peak of the brownstone era, more than 1500 workers were employed by the quarries, which shipped stone on their own ships for eight months out of the year. Portland Brownstone Quarries (Wikipedia)
Now a Park with lots of activities
- The north quarry is a 27 acre brownstone quarry with beautiful views of 80 to 100-foot brownstone cliffs. Water depths range to 85 feet
- The cliff jumping at Brownstone has two heights, one for jumpers who are under 18 that is around 30 feet and another for those 18 and up, which is even higher.
Brownstone Park (quarry in Portland CT)
Abandoned....
1- Elmcrest Mental Hospital
Near the Automotive Center where I had my Emission Check is this curiosity from yesteryear.
Online research
It has a tragic story: "In 1998 a patient was killed while being restrained by an employee and the final chapter on this historic location ended in 2003." Abandoned CT - Elmcrest Mental Hospital
2- What??
On the way back home, this abandoned building caught my curiosity...
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