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Quarrying at the site was begun by Hannah (nÊe Hussey) Connolly's father
William Hussey, some time around 1870. The quarry was later deeded to her, likely as a dowry. She and her husband, who worked in the quarry himself, passed it down through the family tree to her sons, Daniel P and Joseph E, who
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