Comments for Halibut Point State Park

Comment on Welcome by halibutpoint

halibutpoint — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:21:28 +0000

Hi Don,

Granite from Cape Ann was used as paving stones for streets in Cuba. I cannot in this space detail all the information, but I urge you to contact that Sandy Bay Historical Society in Rockport, MA.

Comment on Welcome by Donald Maynard Montrose

Donald Maynard Montrose — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:12:49 +0000

My grandfather (Issac Maynard Montrose), from Bayview, was for many years captain of a granite stone freighter employed by Rockport Granite Company.
I often hear reference to Cape Ann granite being shipped to Havana, Cuba but I cannot find a single detail beyond that general reference. I’m starving to learn more if anyone knows where in Havana the stone might have been used. I visit the city on occasion and will be there again this winter and will inquire at the Office Of The City Historian. They keep incredibly detailed records going back to the day of Christopher Columbus. Anyone know anything.
-Don.

Comment on Welcome by Niece

Niece — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:18:32 +0000

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Comment on Welcome by diane

diane — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:15:09 +0000

My friends and I attend all the Summer Sounds Series concerts. I can’t think of a better way to spend my Sunday afternoons. We sometimes stay until sunset just taking in the surroundings.

Comment on Interpreter’s Notes: Haul-about Point by M Burke

M Burke — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:44:07 +0000

Do you have a definition of Haulabout? I and some sailing friends are curious what it means. Perhaps it has a connection with pulling the sails across the transom of a stone schnoor in order to find some wind to get around the point. Thanks

Comment on Interpreter’s Notes – Cape Ann and the War of 1812 by LARRY WOOD

LARRY WOOD — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:43:48 +0000

Working on a sequel in a fictitious hamlet not far from Salem Village,I chose the time frame as during the War of 1812.

The article about Cape Ann provides some basic information about the war and the significant events many of us probably have not thought of in years.

Your article stimulated my interest in learning more about this event in American History.

Thanks, lw

Comment on Interpreter’s Notes – Cape Ann and the War of 1812 by Larry Wood

Larry Wood — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:03:59 +0000

Thanks for the wonderful info on the War of 1812. It provides valuable facts needed for a sequel I am currently writing. Assuming this is public information on the website, hope to use some of the facts you have provided.

Comment on Welcome by Dawn

Dawn — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:14:09 +0000

I had no idea all of these programs were available at Haul-about point. I cannot wait to start vistiting. I have my husband all excited about it as well.

Comment on Interpreter’s Notes – Stonebuilding in America by Hobie Fletcher

Hobie Fletcher — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:01:18 +0000

Jen – If you mean the Charles Street Jail near Massachusetts General Hospital, it is Chelmsford Granite. Now a Hotel.The architects, Bullfinch, Alexander Paris, & others, used Chelmsford Gray Granite almost exclusivley. RockPort and Quincy Granite are vey similar in grain structure and color. They were also used for foundation stone with Chelmsford Granite or Limestone as the building facade in many cases. Of course, buildings strictly of Rockport, Quincy, Chelmsford, Milford, Mass., and some New Hampshire Granites were used.The three Quincy Market Buildings have mixture of Rockport and Quincy Granites of foundation stone, the building stone is Chelmsford from 1820. Renovated in the mid 1970’s using the same Chelmsford Granite.The Customs House in Boston is Quincy and the Tower built later is Rockport.
Hobie Fletcher

Comment on Welcome by Harold W. Youmans

Harold W. Youmans — Mon, 26 May 2008 14:15:59 +0000

I am the Editor of a small quarterly, The Journal of the War of 1812. We feature interesting places to visit each quarter and would like to discuss your 1812 exhibit with your interpreter or other.

As it happens we are featuring Massachusetts in our Summer Issue.

Kindly have someone respond to this request to meet our June 10th deadline.

Thanks,

Harold W. Youmans,
Editor, Journal of the War of 1812
813-671-8852