Recently, in the Chesapeake Bay Journal, Dr. Kent Mountford wrote an article for its July/
August edition entitled “Aquia Freestone: the backbone of our capital’s majestic architecture.”
He talked about another Stafford quarry called Rock Rimmon. Located south of Government Island on Aquia Creek’s eastern shore, it produced sandstone when more stone was needed for the U.S. Capitol in 1804. The quarry closed, but years later reopened in 1925 and was renamed the George Washington Stone Corporation.
The picture shown here is of workers in 1929. It was given to me by Wilbur Segar whose father was the foreman, the tall gentleman in the back row. Notice the quarrying machinery in the background. This method was much different from the hand quarrying method used on Government Island.
Jane C., historian
August edition entitled “Aquia Freestone: the backbone of our capital’s majestic architecture.”
He talked about another Stafford quarry called Rock Rimmon. Located south of Government Island on Aquia Creek’s eastern shore, it produced sandstone when more stone was needed for the U.S. Capitol in 1804. The quarry closed, but years later reopened in 1925 and was renamed the George Washington Stone Corporation.
The picture shown here is of workers in 1929. It was given to me by Wilbur Segar whose father was the foreman, the tall gentleman in the back row. Notice the quarrying machinery in the background. This method was much different from the hand quarrying method used on Government Island.
Jane C., historian
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