Archive Record

Metadata

Item ID#

A2006.196.799

Title

Adair quarry historical records

Object Name

File, Document

Dates of Creation

1981 - 1982, 1988 - 1989

Description

These photocopied documents contain information that relates to the history of the Adair quarry near Hope Bay.

These documents include:

5 newspaper clippings discussing the use of Adair marble in the Canadian Embassy in Washington D.C. The articles are titled "Project an example of marble's revival", "Bruce Peninsula limestone groomed for our new embassy in Washington", "Bruce County marble goes to Washington" dated 1988, "Where's the Erikson we thought we knew?" dated 1989, and "Embassy shows off Canadian art, technology" dated 1989.

3 photocopied newspaper articles titled "large stone quarried" dated 1982, "Local rock top for PM's desk" dated 1981, and "Bruce stone rebuilding the Rideau" dated 1982.

1 magazine titled "The Canadian Architect: A Southam Business Publication July 1989" which features the Canadian Embassy in Washington D.C. made with Adair marble on page 19

Provenance

This item was collected by the Albemarle Township Historical Society in the course of its research and writing related to the creation the book "Albemarle: a History of the Township" published in 1991.

Collection

Albemarle Township Historical Society fonds

System of arrangement

This item is part of the Albemarle Township Historical Society fonds, Series 2 (Community and village history materials), File 10 (Hope Bay).

Parent Object

ATHS S2, F10

Level of Description

Item

Physical Description

1 cm of textual records

Restrictions on Use

Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any permissible use rests exclusively with the user.

Places

Adair
Albemarle Township
Hope Bay
United States

Search Terms & Subjects

Building construction
Quarrying