Fisk Quarry

USA / New York / Cumberland Head /
 nature conservation park / area, interesting place, fossil site, National Natural Landmark
Samuel Fisk opened the Fisk Quarry about 1802. Ownership passed to his son, Hiram C. Fisk, then to Nelson W. Fisk. Before quarrying ceased, the distinctive grey-black limestone was shipped all over the country; it was used to build the Brooklyn Bridge, Radio City Music Hall, and the National Gallery of Art, not to mention the State Capitol in Montpelier.

The area is now protected by the Isle La Motte Preservation Trust as an exposed portion of the Chazy Reef, acknowledged by experts to be the oldest known fossilized coral reef in the world. For this reason, the site is designated a National Natural Landmark. Other parts of the reef can be seen northeast of here at Goodsell Ridge Fossil Preserve.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chazy_reef
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Coordinates:   44°50'43"N   73°21'41"W
This article was last modified 3 years ago