1891 F.G. CLARKE BLUE-STONE CO. : OXFORD, CHENANGO CO., N.Y. [An original promotional trade catalog & view book advertising the firm].
by (F.G. Clarke Blue-Stone Co.)
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- Paperback
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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One of the "Chenango Twenty Towns" townships ceded to New York State in a treaty between the Oneida Indians and Governor George Clinton in 1788, the town of Oxford became an early trading center. Built in 1837, the Chenango Canal ran through the center of the village which became one of the most important ports along that waterway. Of the town's booming bluestone quarries, those owned by the F.G. Clarke Blue Stone Company were the most productive of the period. Close to transportation, the heavy bluestones could be ferried by riverboats to be cut down east. Though still used for patios, fireplaces and garden walkways, the advent of Portland Cement and the stock market crash spelled the end of an era.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96277
- Title
- 1891 F.G. CLARKE BLUE-STONE CO. : OXFORD, CHENANGO CO., N.Y. [An original promotional trade catalog & view book advertising the firm].
- Author
- (F.G. Clarke Blue-Stone Co.)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- New York: Engraved and printed by the Photo-Engraving Company, (1891).
- Date Published
- (1891).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- TRADE CATALOG; VIEW BOOK; HISTORY; PROMOTIONAL BOOKLET; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; 1891 F.G. CLARKE BLUE-STONE CO. : OXFORD, CHENANGO CO., N.Y.; BLUESTONE; MILLS; MINES; QUARRIES; OXFORD QUARRY; TOWN; COVENTRY QUARRY; EN
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