Photo by Chris White - Beantownfstop.com

My friend Chris called me up and wanted to find someplace neat to explore. After some thinking I remembered the old abandoned quarry in Becket, MA… I checked this place out when writing the book, but it didn’t make the cut.  It is plenty cool just not easy to give navigation directions.  Chris brought his camera gear and got some neat shots – check them out over at his blog BeantownFStop.com.

Here is a little more about the Quarry from the Becket Land Trust website:

The quarry, known during its operating days as the Chester-Hudson Quarry, played a key role in the early development of the Town of Becket and the surrounding area. Granite from this quarry was used for monuments in many states. The quarry was operational from the 1860′s to the 1960′s.

When the quarry was abandoned, much of the equipment and structures were left just as it was (as if the quarrymen had gone for lunch and never returned). The site has stayed the same, plus some rust, until now.

The Historic Quarry and Forest is open year round, dawn to dusk, and admission is free to the public.

You can find directions, maps and all kinds of other info on their website: Becket Land Trust

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