- Massachusetts Hornfels-Braintree Slate Quarry
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Massachusetts Hornfels-Braintree Slate Quarry
Nearest city: Milton, Massachusetts Area: 63 acres (25 ha) Built: 1825 Governing body: Local MPS: Blue Hills and Neponset River Reservations MRA NRHP Reference#: 80000653[1] Added to NRHP: September 25, 1980 The Massachusetts Hornfels-Braintree Slate Quarry is an archaeological site in Milton, Massachusetts. It consists of a series of pits and trenches used from 7,000 B.P. until the early 17th century as a source of slate and hornfels used for chipped and ground tools. Pieces made from material quarried at the site are found over much of eastern Massachusetts. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Nomination Form - Blue Hills and Neponset River Reservations Multiple Resource Area". National Park Service. 2009-09-22. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64000272.pdf.
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