Westerly Sun Newspaper Series

52 Volume Series - March 2010 thru March 2011

A joint project of:

The Babcock Smith House Museum
Sun Publishing Co.
United Bulders Supply Co. Inc.                           

History

The Story

1846-1880 : The Beginnings

1880-1900: The Heyday

• Granite Hill Earns its Name (1846)
• From Useful to Aesthetic (1846-1860) and (1860-1880)
• Happy Convergence (1880-1900)
• The Rich and the Famous (1880-1900)
• Nothing Can Top These Products (1880-1900)
• Impressing the Clients (1880-1900)
• Josepth Newall & Co.
• New England Granite Company
• Small Quarries

180-1930: From Muscle to Mechanization

• The Joseph Coduri Granite Company
• The Sullivan Granite Company
• "Father's Story": Adventures at the Vatican 
• Labor Unrest

1930:1945 Severe Blows to the Granite Industry

1945- present: Small Companies Replace the Giants

• The Bonner Monument Company
• The Comolli Granite Company
• Buzzi Memorials

Today

Producing a Monument

The Order Book
Quarrying
Designing
Manufacturing
A Garden in Stone (carving)
Transporting the Stone
Setting the Stone
Dangers in the Industry
Maintaining a Monument

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