. Essex county, , illustrated . tions, etc., hasbeen the source of quite an income to quarrymen, they realizing TRAP ROCK. NE.\T in importance to the brown stone which adorns, beauti-fies and enriches the dwelling houses and business plan ,of the fortunate possessors of the hills and mountains of Essr\County, conies the trap rock, which makes durable and smocjthour highways and pathways, the streets and avenues, where of the citizens may roll, bringing comfort to thenbodies who first seized upon the fact which had long been madea manifestation through accident. The accident ma
. Essex county, , illustrated . tions, etc., hasbeen the source of quite an income to quarrymen, they realizing TRAP ROCK. NE.\T in importance to the brown stone which adorns, beauti-fies and enriches the dwelling houses and business plan ,of the fortunate possessors of the hills and mountains of Essr\County, conies the trap rock, which makes durable and smocjthour highways and pathways, the streets and avenues, where of the citizens may roll, bringing comfort to thenbodies who first seized upon the fact which had long been madea manifestation through accident. The accident made itselfmanifest in this wise. Through the outcropping of this peculiarkmd of stone in places where highways in course of time wereopened for the purpose of giving the settlers access to placeswhich were springing up in different sections of the highways or public roads, when opened, were sometimesworked as twas said, and sometimes not. Here it was where thenot came in that these roads or public highways crossed these. 9^^ _
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