Maine Slate Company of Monson.
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Slate was discovered in Monson, Maine, in 1870, and the town became home to several slate quarries over the next half-century. The Maine Slate Company of Monson opened its quarry in 1903, producing black slate used for roofing and other slate products. At the company's quarry, located 3 1/2 miles west-southwest of the village, there were about 30 feet of slate and interbedded quartzite exposed. The thickest bed of slate measured about 8 feet and the quarry measured about 100 feet across. The headquarters for the company was in Boston; in 1915 C.N. Fay was president; H.H. Fay, vice president; Charles E. Phippen, secretary; and Henry H. Mathews, treasurer.
Walter L. Johnson was superintendent of the company at Monson. He also seems to have owned land which contained a slate vein and may have operated this vein on a royalty basis. He also appears to have bred and sold White Orpington chicks in Monson. Walter Johnson died in 1923.
From the description of Records, 1915-1941 (bulk 1915-1924) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 54896496
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creatorOf | Maine Slate Company of Monson. Records, 1915-1941 (bulk 1915-1924) | Raymond H. Fogler Library |
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associatedWith | Fay, C. N. |
associatedWith | Johnson, Harriet F. |
associatedWith | Johnson, Walter Loring, d. 1923. |
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